Nice solid piece of furniture, very nice looking. It's so nice to encounter that, after so much junk made of manufactured "wood" (Note on that: moving companies will not insure or accept any liability for damage to manufactured "wood" furniture, because it's so easily damaged.) Went together fairly easily. You will need a Phillips-head screwdriver. Only con: the directions could have been more clear about making sure slots for sliding pieces were property aligned. I had to remove a couple pieces and rotate them 180 degrees because I had the slot at the wrong end of the piece. Also, be careful not to over-tighten screws - and don't tighten all screws in a particular assembly stage until all screws are inserted and partially tightened, so the pieces can be aligned properly. The the stain/coating on the pieces were not completely dry, but I just wiped them down with a cloth, and they were fine - not a con to my thinking.