Easy to put together (only took me about 40 minutes) and directions were pretty easy to work through.   It had a "new paint" smell to it but nothing that smelled too bad.  It's a heavy piece for how little it is.  My biggest issue is that it doesn't have glass doors.   I think someone creative might like this as they can add their own acrylic or glass on them and make them look like church windows.  Other than that this is a beautiful piece of furniture and just my style.