It took a total of 4.5-5hrs to put together. The screws and pieces were all mixed together which made sorting them out add to the time. The top piece of the dresser came with a scratch on it-of all the pieces to have a scratch, that didn’t make me happy. However, if you follow the instructions and read everything, then it’s really simple to put together. Just very time consuming. My daughter loves it. I think it’s really pretty and was delivered quickly.