While I love how it looks put together, this one was a pain to assemble and we had some issues with it. You definitely need two people for assembly - it’s heavy and at times you need one person holding pieces while the other screws things in. It doesn’t say it on the directions, but you’ll need a Phillips head screwdriver. A drill is best if you have one because there aren’t holes in the wood to screw into. I’ll preface this by saying Wayfair’s customer service has been amazing and made it right, but the packaging (plastic inside box) was filthy and a couple pieces had some rust. Overall happy with outcome though.