There were a few dings and scrapes in the veneer, but fortunately all on pieces facing to the inside. Some of the holes werent pre-drilled (none of the ones for the hinges were), but since its not solid wood it wasnt hard to get the screws in just using a screwdriver. It took about 3 hrs to assemble but the pictures in the instructions are pretty clear, though some of the pieces were missing the numbers telling what they were (though its fortunately not that hard to figure out). Overall,  im pretty happy with it, especially considering how inexpensive it was. -)