My not very handy husband was able to assemble this, so I guess it wasn't too difficult. He had a problem with one of the drawers-it wasn't closing all the way.  We realized that one of the screws wasn't screwed in flush, and that was the problem. I don't love the finish as much as I thought I would.  It is a little cheap looking, but then again, it wasn't expensive and works well for out son's room in our weekend home.