I enjoy putting odd pieces of furniture together but had never attempted this size piece before.  I worked on it by myself and with only a manual Phillips screwdriver -- it took me about 5 hours altogether.  I was extremely impressed with the labelling and arrangement of all the pieces, with the hardware in packets that made it easy to figure out what was what. Nothing at all missing, nothing broken, everything fit, the paint was beautiful.  The end result is just like the picture -- a moderate size island that adds very useful storage and counter space.  This is definitely a winner.