Turned out beautiful! 
Took about half an hour for two people to unbox and assemble. We added wood glue to each peg when assembling for added assurance. Some of the cuts in the wood made it difficult to assemble but it worked out by using a rubber mallet. 
I decided to stain the planter in “dark walnut” stain and also sealed it with defthane polyurethane since I’m keeping this outdoors. One concern  the weight of the soil I used may be too much for the sturdiness of this particular planter but will know after the first several waterings.