This was very difficult to build even between 2 people. I would say whenever we have put together any piece of furniture it is always relatively easy but this one is by far the most difficult one I have done. I am really sensitive to smells and every time I walked into my apartment after putting this together, all I could smell was the tv stand. I’m not sure what they coated it with but it was a very strong chemical smell. I wanted to return it, called customer service to see if they could tell me what the smell was but they couldn’t. I had already built it and thrown away the box so I decided to give it another 2 weeks or so. Eventually the smell went away. I can still slightly smell it when I open the cabinets but that’s fine I guess. I love the design but not sure I would buy this if I had to pick another tv stand.