I'm someone who loves to put furniture together and consider myself pretty handy. This Sideboard was a real pain in the butt to put together. Lots of pieces, it took about 4 hours. However, put together, it looks great and is definitely sturdy! I noticed some complaints in the reviews about the gap in the cabinet doors when closed. You can adjust the hinges by tightening or loosing up the screw in the center of the hinge to get the desired gap.