As pictured, and looks beautiful when its put together. Putting it together was not hard, just time consuming. There are a lot of pieces (very well labeled though!). with two people, it took about 2.5 hours. My biggest complaint is that the wood is VERY soft and gets dented or scratched easily. Be careful when youre putting it together and moving it around. 
Pros Sturdy, as pictured, good size
Cons Time consuming to build and wood dents easily