There are 42 steps to put this together and putting the bookshelf half on the cabinet half is going to take two people to get it right. I made a mistake on the direction of one of the panels and it cost me dearly. I tried to take it apart and the particle board broke on me. The particle board appears very brittle but it was my mistake to deal with now. I basically have a three-shelf bookcase now which is probably worth $75. Lesson learned. Double check everything and go slow.