Lots of pieces and two heavy boxes....came very well packed with absolutely all pieces accounted for.  We took all pieces out, counted each part and followed the directions very carefully.  It took my husband and me ( we have four left thumbs) about three hours to put it together.  There were no major errors...due to careful following of the instructions.  It looks beautiful and is already in use.  Very good value.....looks very close to what we expected from website description.