The nightstands were packed well and were only slightly damaged because FedEx chucked them over my fence. It looks exactly like the photos, and each took me about an hour to assemble on my own. The height of the shelf in (case anyone else is interested) is 5.75”. I wanted to put something that was 6” on the shelf but unfortunately it won’t fit. But no big deal I still love these night tables. They look expensive and are great quality. 

The only issue I had is on one of them, I couldn’t get one of the screws on the drawer rail to be flush to the wall, so the drawer sticks and is difficult to open. I tried it again in 3 different holes and it just won’t screw in all the way. Oh well, I just put it on the side of the bed I don’t use as often.