assembly instructions were pretty sparse, just pictures that were not adequately self explanatory. A person who hasn't done much assembly would have an extremely hard time figuring it out. The final result looked pretty bad, with the drawers not lined up very well (see pic). I improved it a little by swapping drawers around. Also the wood split while screwing the slide rails on the third drawer I assembled. I drilled a pilot hole and used a longer, larger screw in that spot. Then I predrilled those holes from then on. Of course the instructions didn't say to do any predrilling. I had some extra pieces left over (see the other pic). Same material as is used for the drawer bottoms. Whenever there are "extra parts" I wonder what I overlooked. After pouring through the instructions I didn't see them referred to anywhere. So what are they for? Maybe it's part of the packaging? I guess its ok, its for my 8 yr old grandson, he's not picky.