I am a 67-year-old woman and I was able to put this lamp together on my own, so if I did it, so can you. I bought this lamp for you dining room ,which didn't have overhead lighting near the dining room table. I had some questions about assembly , but the Brightech customer service people were very helpful. The base is very heavy, so I assembled the lamp on an area rug and just pulled the rug to move the lamp.