I absolutely love the look of this entertainment center. My TV fills up the space next to the shelf so it looks more symmetrical. It took me approximately 3 hours to put this together myself. The drawers slowed me down but the rest of the unit was easy to assemble. Be careful, just as other reviews have stated the 3 pieces do not lock together, they just lean on top of the bottom unit. I am definitely mounting the whole lot to the wall with wall anchors so this wont fall on any rambunctious kids