Easy to put together minus the 2 small sideboards. Parts of the instructions are hard to understand, but still managed to put it together in about an hour. It slides back and forth nicely and drawers are also smooth. The only con I have is that you can only put the power strip on one side of the nightstand, so the way my bedroom is set up, the power strip is not next to my head, but farther away, I wish it was closer since my charger is short. Overall, I'm very satisfied with this nightstand and love the hidden sliding drawer aspect and that it comes with a power strip. If my husband didn't already have a similar looking (minus the sliding part) night stand we would get another one.