I'm not a "handy" person, so this took more than 5 hours to put together, PLUS the drawer tracks did not align (despite my putting them together exactly as instructed), so neither of them are closing all the way/properly/straight. I have to have a contractor friend come over and repair that, adding to the price I paid for this piece. So much for affordable. Also, a front-facing strip was broken on arrival and, while the company shipped out a replacement quickly, it did not fasten on properly and will likely have to be glued on to STAY ON. Lesson learned -- buy furniture like this already assembled!!