The instructions say that the assembly time is 5 minutes which is ridiculous.  It took me nearly two hours to assemble.  I am not the handiest person in the world but there is no way Bob Vila could assemble this bench in 5 minutes.  The instructions were very vague.  The illustrations were worthless, offering no detail and actually making the assembly process more dificult.  A middle schooler could have designed better instructions on their laptop. Also, the screw holes on the baskets didn't line up and when they did the screw threads were not very good.  I am very pleased with the actual bench once I was able to put it together. It's a sturdy, good-looking a functional piece of furniture.  But the assembly process leaves much to be desired.