Wow, what a pleasant surprise.  I have made my own furniture before, but did not have the time to build my own this time, and it was for a guest bedroom. The pieces were securely packaged. The construction build was first class. All of the pieces and the screw holes were perfectly aligned , with the use of dowels that were provided. I does take quite a bit of time to assemble. Not hard just time consuming. We live in a rural area so it took less time than the 3 hour round  trip plus shopping time to go to the "Big City" and purchase lower quality furniture with a higher price. I would not think twice about recommending this furniture to others.