It was easy to put together.  Having some words with the directions might have been helpful, but everything was well labeled, and it didn't take much time to put together.  All of the pieces were in good shape.  There were some chips on the backboard corners, but no one sees those so no biggie.  My husband wears a 12, and his shoes don't fit in the cabinet.  Luckily he's not a shoe guy :).