Docked a star because the instructions were confusing. It took me forever to hook the arms together, and figure out the middle section with all the screws. So my suggestion is to skip all that and put the legs on first. This way, you are left with fewer pieces. For the arms, make sure the metals are hooked to each other. The instructions make it look like they are supposed to be next to each other. The long pieces that go with the arm, make sure you lay the bigger side with velvet down and screw it down. The metal plate piece is what you put on top to hold the two long pieces together. I hope that all makes sense. I did this alone but it would have be easier if you had two people. Overall, its a nice piece of furniture!