I am, by no means, a carpenter or a do-it-yourselfer, but I put this together all by myself with no cursing, no bruises, and no complaints. I work days, so had to put it together over the course of several evenings. And because I live in a multi-family building, I had to restrict hammering to early evening. But putting it together was a piece of cake. Only thing I needed help with was getting the 50 lb package from the lobby to my unit. After that, all I had to do was follow the excellent directions. Things went together exactly as the instructions said they would. (No carpenters--or their livelihood--were harmed in the construction of this TV stand or the writing of this review.)

Pros: Milling was great--everything lined up perfectly. All boards, screws, nails, etc. were in good condition and fit where they were supposed to.
Cons: Well, I would have been happpier with a color choice, but dang, this looks good!