Very tedious to put together (not hard, just lots of steps) but the sad thing is once assembled, it just isn't very attractive. Picture is a lot better than the actual coffee table.  Lifting mechanism is not easy for one person to do, especially if the person is on the shorter side (say, under 5.25') because you have to lift the top from both ends, not the middle.  And when you do, the mechanisms are not synced very well so it sort of haphazardly comes up.  I actually dislike it actively, and will probably just put it out at the curb hoping someone will take it away