Very well packaged and made.  So sturdy.  Probably the best packaging I've seen on a piece of furniture in the mail.  My husband put it together, but didn't seem to have any issue.  There were a lot of parts, and it took him a couple hours though.  As you can see from the photo, it is WAY, WAY darker than the Wayfair site shows.  I have light oak furniture in my hall way, and this dark grey tone doesn't match at all.  It is 67 1/2 inches tall and seems short against the wall.  But I am only 5'2, so it is ok for me.  I really like the Hall Tree, so even though it doesn't match anything, I will keep it.  It has already proven to be quite useful and what I wanted functionally.