Came fully assembled.  I just had to lift it from the box with my daughter's help.  Well packaged.  All drawers were functional, no problems.  The color is a very dark brown (almost black) as some reviews stated.  Fully functional.  Great buy.  I had a 10% coupon and free delivery.  You can't beat that.   I gave it 5 stars  because for the price it is a very nice coffee table.  Does lift high when open so depending on your sofa height  it may be too high for some.  I put a small cushion on my sofa  when I use the lift top to add height because I am short.  With that said I still love this purchase.