It was easy to put together with two people. It took us less than an hour to assemble. Although this is really cheaply made. The cabinet was packaged well, but it's just low quality. The handles are plastic, and will likely get replaced with something else. I was surprised to find a marker inside the hardware box, but now I understand why they send you one. The "veneer" was already peeling from several pieces out of the box. Not sure how it would hold up longterm. The doors had some areas with bare spots, and one of my shelves had a split-tear in the veneer. My husband had to make adjustments to the cabinet so the doors would stay closed. I got this to store large toys in the family room so I'm okay with the low quality.