The vanity was easy to put together but did take me about 7 hours by myself and I do light that all sides of the particleboard were finished.  However, the knobs for the drawers weren't completely painted to my satisfaction. You can see the wood underneath in some spots. The drawers are NOT soft-close drawers as it states! I had to add furniture pads to the drawers to keep them from slamming shut and making that obnoxious loud noise. The mirror has three different light colors and adjusts but the light at the highest setting is not bright at all. I have to use other lighting to see to do any of my make-up....that says a lot since I have perfect vision. I also feel like it's okay to build and leave it in one spot but feels like if it gets moved too much that it will break. When I purchased this I was concerned about the stool but it was sturdy. I do feel like over time though the legs will start to wear down since it's made from particleboard.