Such a nice entertainment center and perfect for our living room! It came in 4 large boxes. Each piece is fully assembled and just needs to be situated - besides the bridge that connects the two towers together. That was the hardest part of the whole thing. It took 2 people holding it up (their poor arms!) and 1 person (me!) to do the hardware. Once assembled, it is a beautiful piece. Oh, and the handles are shipped screwed on backwards, inside the cabinets. You have to unscrew them and put them on the outside of the cabinets. One last thing - I did have to hammer some of the back panels on - they are stapled but the staples were not in all the way. No big deal!