The stand arrived in 3 boxes and was delivered as promised in two days. The pieces were well packaged and the instructions were pretty clear. It took me a little over 3 hours to put it together by myself. However, the glass door above the fireplace was a little tricky to install. The instructions appears to be backwards. Try reversing the hinges and they should work.  It looks beautiful! Be sure and pay attention to the dimensions because the picture makes the stand looks larger than it's actual size. Also, the list price to me seems a bit unrealistic but I think it's worth the going price that's advertised.