Putting this together alone was pretty time consuming. Not impossible but the instructions definitely could have been much clearer.  One of the pieces included was missing a drilled hole for a piece so I had to improvise.  Once assembled it feels *extremely* wobbly and flimsy.  I will say though it has been holding up quite well in my boys' room with the weight of many many books on it and hasn't toppled over or broken in any way yet so I'm fairly pleased with it. :)