Easy to build, as one person only took me about an hour and a half including cleanup with an electric screwdriver. A little flimsy, if you have kids highly recommend anchoring it to the wall. But looks great in the space and exactly as described. Holding my husband’s sneakers - he’s a size 12 and the shoes barely fit, about 8 pairs w. One pair split up between two drawers, do not recommend for larger feet! I could probably fit twice as many, especially with the additional split shelves I couldn’t add in due to his shoe size. Will probably buy a second to fill another empty hallway space.