We were looking to replace the shelf unit that our microwave was currently sitting on and this product fit that need. It looks nice in our kitchen.  As far as assembly goes we read many reviews where the assembly was very difficult and decided to try anyway. We have to agree and rate the assembly of this as a 0. My husband did most of the assembly (took an entire weekend) and he did an amazing job considering with what he had to work with. The instructions were divided into 3 parts, most were by picture format only and some made no sense at all, a hardware set that included the most flimsy and tiny screws possible and numerous boards which some were not labeled and my husband had to guess which one.  What written instructions there were they were not written as complete sentences, contained spelling errors and overall did not make sense. I don't know how this company can expect for anyone to understand the directions?!