Took a few hours to install by myself, but it was pretty easy. Some pieces came with minor scratches, but after assembly they weren't really visible. The surface scratches pretty easily, so I would watch out what you put inside and on top. I was planning on using some straw storage baskets I already had, but I saw that material of the baskets was scratching the bottom every time I pulled them out, so I switched to something else. Looks great and the quality matches the price.