I love these shelves.  They look much more expensive than what I paid for them.  I love the varying heights between shelves.  I wish some of the shelves were taller, but that's specific to my situation.  Just saying look at the height of the shelves if you have specific items you want to display.  I was able to build it alone.  There was only step where it would have really helped to have a 2nd person.  Took me a little over 3 hours, including unpacking all the pieces.