This is every bit as hard to put together as other reviewers warned, but I'm happy with the finished product. We are experienced in putting together flat-pack furniture, and we used an adjustable torque drill (torqued all the way down so as not to strip out the wood) for most of the screws instead of a screwdriver, and it still took almost 2 hours. If you are handy, this will be a great piece. If not, think twice about it.