Don't listen to the bad reviews. I checked them all before I purchased this kitchen island. For starters, as long as you follow the directions, it's no harder to put together than anything else. Took me 3 hours max. And people were complaining about the price changing about $250 the week after they bought it, but there's two almost identical pieces. One of them is bigger than the other but you wouldn't noticw unless you read the details and guess what...it's $250 more! It looks great and the wife lives it!