This is a great piece. It looks exactly like pictured and is very sturdy once assembled. I was pleasantly surprised at how expensive it looks with respect to the price. Assembly took about 2 hours with two people. I'm sure it can be done by one but the connections were tighter with 4 hands. The assembly manual was easily understandable which made for ease of assembly. It took us 2 hours, which is not bad for a piece like this. I plan to enjoy it for many years to come.