I saw this unit at my friends house and fell in love with it. She said she loves it but it took two people to put together and you must be patient. I purchased this for my son‘s apartment as he has a little space to cook and thought this would be a great chopping board and side table.  I just received this and haven’t had time to assemble just yet so I’m not sure how difficult but I think it is definitely a two person project or if one person over two days to not get frustrated.￼￼