We purchased this kitchen island in December 2022. We have recently moved into a new home that had less cabinets than our previous kitchen. I took my husband and my stepdad I would say about an hour and 20 minutes to put this together. I don’t feel like they read the directions fully so it may have been more efficiently done if they did. Getting the top countertop to align properly and to set so that you could tighten the hex locks under the countertop. I love the height, and the length of this kitchen island, is the perfect addition to our kitchen. The shelving is a great height as well. if you’re wanting something that looks great and is a good use of space I would recommend this. It does have space for two or three schools on the backside of that island if you chose to use that feature.