for the most part - fairly straight forward to assemble. however it would be very useful to have the holes for the wooden top pre-drilled. it is tricky to screw the wooden top by hand without some guide holes (so lay it flat - mark where the screws should go through the metal frame with a parker pen - then drill a small sink hole on each mark on the wood - then assemble. once done - looks great. may look even better customizing with a quality worktop compared to the piece supplied.