I love this - it is time consuming to put together and I would definitely advise using an electric screw driver than trying to do the screws by hand as it can be stiff to screw in (but maybe just my experience as my husband managed with some elbow grease!) no issues with the hinges for me but I would have definitely struggled to assemble the last few steps by myself as one of us had to hold the shelf’s and the other secure into the frame. Perfect for what I wanted though