We bought this shelving unit in white, and we absolutely love it! The box it came in was VERY heavy (I have no idea how the poor UPS man got it to our garage door), so I unloaded the pieces in our garage and carried each one into our house. The process of putting this together is not so bad if you put all the similar pieces into piles and ensure you can put it together right where you want it. We also did NOT put on the base/bottom piece so that it was more stable, since we have young children. I still think it looks great without that base piece. Very sturdy if you put it together correctly, and adds interest to our otherwise boring lower-level room.