Surprisingly straight-forward to put together if you follow the instructions verbatim; however, super cheap looking and feeling especially the tri-folded cardboard backing that you somehow need to get to not continuously fold-up while you blindly bang finishing nails into it hoping you don't damage the unit (and I did). I also feel that a glass or plexi-glass protective up would have been a good idea because it looks like it should also not get wet, including condensation. Overall, I think I can make it work.