HOLY HARD TO PUT TOGETHER, BATMAN! The instructions are very good but it's taken us about 6 hours to put together. One part was mislabeled and set us back a bit while we had to pull it apart to correct it. If you like puzzles you will enjoy this project. If putting things together isn't your thing than you definitely want to hire someone to put this together for you. The island is pretty and well constructed. Contrary to another review--the drawers open from both sides. I'm glad we bought it as it's going to work just great for what we need it for. But be forewarned. It took us 6 hours to put together.