Beautiful upgrade to my living room, and it was incredibly easy for me to put together by myself. Of course its easier with 2 people, but I was able to build this no problem. Instructions are very easy to follow if youre used to putting furniture together. The middle shelf would be easier to put in before closing the back off, BUT it is possible to put it in afterwards...just takes some maneuvering. Shipping was SUPER fast and product came well packaged with nothing broken. Im very happy with this.