Instructions were mostly just pictures.  Very little description.  It was so very HEAVY that the two of us, who are NOT weak or small people, could not lift it to move it into place so the bottom shelf pulled loose leaving a big gouge out of the shelf.  We had to fill it with wood putty and paint over it.  By the time we got it put together and in place it had scratches and mars all over it.  HEAVY!  and finish was thin as paper.  The best thing I can say about it is that it fits well in the place I bought it for.