The chair did not come with assembly directions. While I was able to figure out how to put it together,  it did delay the process. If you buy this chair,  place the arms on the backrest before screwing them into the seat or else the holes will never line up correctly. The biggest issue I had was the size of the arm rest. I am 54 average size, and the arm rest stop at a weird place on my arms. They are pretty uncomfortable to use. The chair would almost be better with no armrest.