Received it exactly as promised.  It was very well packaged.  The assembly instructions are very clear.  Took me a few hours but I was doing it by myself (female, 121lbs, 5'4") and some of the parts are heavy.  The top piece was the most difficult one because you have to align all the screws and the pieces and it is heavy.  I was able to do it using some of the protecting material from the packaging where it came in (for support).  After I did that everything was a lot easier.  It looks great in my living room.