I’ve put together a lot of furniture and can typically do it easily - the instructions on this were unclear in some parts but I was still able to get it set up in about an hour. I love the size and that you can customize the height of the self inside the metal doors. The issue is the wood looks cheap up-close (see photo). It is much darker than what it looks like in the photos and is not light colored at all. I’m disappointed that the photo does not have a closeup of the wood pattern and looks much lighter than it actually is.