My husband and I were able to assemble our two nightstands without much trouble. The instructions were easy to follow, although it was hard to tell front from back until we were well into the assembly and got one of the parts installed backwards and had to disassemble and then reassemble the unit. The nightstands were very study and we think that they will hold up well in our rental beach house. They are very attractive and a nice upgrade to the bedroom. We were pleased with the appearance and the quality since they were not particularly expensive.