Honestly I've put together furniture before and it is not that difficult but. . .  this one was a challenge. The raised base simply would not fit onto the bottom of the coffee table. Finally gave up and glued part of this as the metal pieces would not drop in. The rest fit as it should but not the raised base. Very frustrating and time consuming. Also, have wood glue on hand as what is supplied is not sufficient. Like the table and it arrived on time but too much work to put together. Also, a faint white mold was on some black pieces but wiped off. Not certain what this could be.