I just got this lamp in from FedX and it took me less than 30 minutes to put together. The only thing I would do differently from the instructions is put the light bulbs and there coverings on first before attaching them to the base first. If you are doing this by yourself assemble the bottom half first then put together the top half. I then took the top half and rested it on my shoulder and then tipped it into the bottom half after hooking up the wires. I would buy one of these again.