It took two people about 3 hours to fully assemble. Tip: pick a north and align the shelving with that in mind so you don’t have to flip pieces later. The gold scratches really easily so be gentle with the parts. The packaging was a bit damaged in transport and the packing foam pieces broke apart and they were EVERYWHERE! The materials overall feel a bit cheap, like I should have paid half of what I did… But overall I’ll keep it since it’s all put together and looks ok from afar.