After spending several hours, lots of sweat and a few choice words, it was almost done.  I say almost be cause there were some damaged and missing parts.  

I was really not a happy camper when I called WAYFAIR.  I had a wonderful experience with Chrissy who calmed me down and took my order for the replacement parts.  This was the best solution because I really did not want to go through the issues of shipping it back.  Thank you Chrissy.

Pros: Despite all of the issues, I do like this item.
Cons: It was difficult to assemble and the instruction book was absolutely terrible.