Love the unit after assembled. Solid, sturdy and looks like a quality item. It came packed well. Putting it together, however, is another story. It comes in about 36 pieces of wood and maybe 60 screws and dowels. It took me three hours of sustained focus and I'd day I am very handy. I could do a second one in two hours. Directions were decent. Just move through assembly methodically since later steps rely and complete accuracy of the early steps. A few of the screw hole alignments were off when screwing into the raw pressed wood (this will make sense when you get there). Just keep everything square and all is good. Again, it is a solid piece when done.