When I ordered this, I did not realize it had to be assembled. I was intimidated and skeptical. My 16 year old son is handy and put it together. It took him 3 hours (but he was watching tv while he did it...so I'm sure that added to the assembly time). And the best part, is that once it was together it was surprisingly sturdy. No one would say it was something brought off the internet. Very nice piece of furniture. Really happy with it

Pros: easy to assemble, color is nice rich wood finish, very sturdy
Cons: have to assemble, not a lot of color choices