This is a beautiful sideboard and very unique.  It arrived in two boxes, one for the base and the other for the sideboard.  I suggest having it delivered to the room it will be placed in unless you have help.  The one box is very large and heavy.  Product was packaged very well.  I was able to assemble myself but it took some doing.  Only five holes were predrilled and they did not line up with the base.  I had to flip the sideboard upside down to center the base and drill in the screws (which was easy after I felt confident enough to do it).  
I am rating this a 4 vs 5 because the top has some very light surface imperfections/scratches (out of the box, not from me).  They are not very noticeable and not worth going thru the hassle/expense of a return.  
Overall, I recommend and love it.