All told, it was easy to put together and the instructions were simple to follow. Unfortunately, there were no pre-drilled holes for the backing. Thankfully, I had actual power tools and was able to drill the holes myself, but anyone with just some hand tools would've either been out of luck or twisting their wrists into carpal tunnel oblivion. Because of this, the backing isn't completely lined up. Also, many of the pieces arrived with tiny scratches. They're mostly unnoticeable, but still. It's nice looking and will do the job, just feeling meh about the whole thing.