This thing was very difficult to assemble by myself. I would not recommend trying that. The instructions were just ok. The material this bar is made of is odd in my opinion. Some of it is particle board some of it looks like plywood. All of it has this fake wood grain coating. I'd be fine with this but there are fake scratches on all of it. I guess the makers we're going for a distressed look? It looks like someone just mistreated all of the wood. The back pieces don't fit well and trying to get them lined up caused me all kinds of issues. All in all though it looks good and it seems sturdy. I probably wouldn't but it again, but I don't hate seeing it in my dining room.