I had two friends help me put this together. With the three of us, it was still a challenge! It was difficult to get everything lined up right, especially when putting on the two sides. That being said, it looks very nice and feels sturdy. I would definitely recommend using power tools to assemble, if you have them. The instructions recommend two people for assembly, and I would definitely say that's essential. In fact, if you can have three, it really helps with the part where you have to put the top of the table on. One person is able to put in the screws while the other two hold the top level for them. Overall it's a good table, but the difficulty it takes to assemble it definitely keeps it from being a five-star table.