This cart is gorgeous in person. The wooden shelves are heavy and sturdy and I love the slightly distressed look.  I put this together on my own and found the instructions to be straight forward - total assembly time was about a half an hour.  I did have an issue with one of the cross beam supports - I received two that were the same orientation so one had to be installed upside down to allow for the holes to align on the outside for the bottom basket framing.  This means that the holes to hold the cross beam secure are visible on the top and not able to be screwed down.  The cart is plenty secure without the two extra screws, but the holes are visible if you look at the frame.  Not a dealbreaker, but a little frustrating for the detail oriented.