I absolutely love the way this entertainment center looks. The clean, modern design is fantastic and really opened up the appearance of my living room.

I was a little concerned as the box it was shipped in was damaged on one corner. However, all of the pieces were well protected and unscathed. There were some small scratches on one piece but they essentially came out with some polish.

This item is, however, a bear to assemble. Based on reviews, I planned on it taking at least 2 hours; it took 3 hours to put together. The directions are very minimal, all images, and required a lot of attention and study to be sure pieces were oriented the correct way. If you're not good with spacial relation, assembly is going to be a very difficult. In terms of tools and skills with tools, it's super easy once you decipher what you're supposed to be doing. 

Thankfully the appearance is as nice as it is, and in the end I felt the struggle to get it assembled was worth it.