Okay, here's the skinny. This thing is gorgeous. I love the rustic look. I love the fact that it's on wheels (which are lockable) so that it's easily mobile. That being said, you should know this: it comes COMPLETELY disassembled. That's right. You have to put it together entirely and it takes a while to do so. Block off a couple of hours at least. The instructions are well written so that's a bonus and while it shows 18 steps for full assembly, each 'step' contains a number of mini 'steps' so there are actually more like 35 steps. It might be worth it to you to pay the extra money to have it assembled if you're not comfortable putting office furniture together.