Although this plant stand looks great out on my patio with all the plants on it, it was difficult to put together.  As another reviewer expanded on, the metal brackets that were welded to the stand pieces were not done evenly and so when I got to the part where you attach the shelves to those brackets, totally catty wompas!  Even though I had not tightened all of the screws and bolts as I went, the parts would not line up.  Had to muscle them together.  I like the design of the stand, but it is very poorly manufactured and the instructions are no help.