The bookcase was easy to assemble and, now that it's in its place, it looks good. However, we were disappointed with the quality of the backing panels: extremely thin card, not much heavier than greetings card weight, and one of the panels tore a little when removing from box (repaired with sellotape and out of sight). Also disappointed that the top surface of the bookcase is unfinished mdf. Fortunately it is out of most people's eye line but its matt grainy surface will make it difficult to keep dust free.