This was so simple to assemble. I have assembled dozens of pieces of furniture so I'm pretty good at it but this was very easy to follow the instructions. I only had one issue with the left drawer. There was no way that thing would slide in. Even using some force would not get it to go in. The right side drawer was a breeze though. So I tinkered with the left glides and pushed hard and it went in 3/4 of the way. With one stronger push it went all the way in....BUT  it is now jammed in there and I cannot get it to budge back out. Be mindful when you are on Steps 8 - 12.  It looks very nice and is perfect for what I wanted in a bookshelf/display.