This is a beautiful piece, but whomever came up with instructions wasn’t thinking. Why would you have the average person build the heaviest piece and then expect them to pick it up to place on top and be able to line it up perfectly. Part of my pieces broke trying to line up the holes. I wouldn’t buy this again.  You’ll need 2-3 people to lift and guide you once the top piece is put together. Hoping brackets hold this together.