It came in 3 boxes; it took 3 of us a little more than 2 hours to put it together, and that included sorting all the pieces and reading the directions. No major problems: no mis-drilled holes or anything like that. After fully assembling it, we decided to take off the paper towel holder (it made it just a bit too wide for the space available, and we have a convenient paper towel holder already)... so I'm going to need to get dome wood plugs and some cherry stain... and I'll probably replace the knobs with ones that match our kitchen cabinets. The finish is a very close match to our existing cabinetry, and it rolls easily to wherever it's needed. Thoroughly pleased!