TV stand came in a flat box which I admit scared me!  That said the pieces fit together mostly by tongue and groove & was a dream to put together - until the top of the stand.  That required 6 bolts (hexagon) in the most awkward places.  2 in the middle were ok the 4 corners took us a couple hours of being contortionists.  All in all we love this TV stand, very sturdy, attractive, plenty of storage space & well built.