This is an easy to set up item. It's a beautiful piece and super worth it! The gold is glossy, so please keep that in mind. It comes with one mirrored piece of glass and the other two are just regular glass. I put the mirror at the very bottom as that looks the nicest. I would recommend. Haven't had it long enough to judge how sturdy it is, but I imagine so long as you're not using it store bricks, you'll be fine.