This product is definitely labour intensive and would recommend only someone who is a tradesmen or a good handyman to attempt this project. It wasn't that difficult to assembly however I needed to "message" certain pieces so that it would be assembled correctly which added to the assembly time. It was quite disappointing regarding the quality control to ensure said pieces were manufactured correctly since I was under the impression that this piece of furniture was manufactured in the States (and not in China). The pieces did arrive undamaged and all said pieces were included as purchased. So, plan to spent a good day in assembling said product and if you receive some pieces that were not manufactured correctly as was in my case, plan to alter certain pieces so it looks great and all pieces fit correctly. Good Luck!