The shipment arrived one day ahead of promised date, which was nice. It arrived well packed. With enough 'static-cling'-y styrofoam to choke an Olympic-sized vacuum cleaner. Not exactly 'eco-friendly', but it did its job well - NOT a scratch. The assembly is complex (LOTS of tiny screws). Plan on a good three-to-four hours. The picto-instructions are thorough, if a little tricky to follow. To borrow the old woodworker's saying, 'Read twice, assemble once.' One reviewer mentioned the cabinet doors not aligning. This was easily solved by diverging from the instructions, and attaching the back panel LAST! This way you can square up the cabinet, and, voilĂ !, problem solved. My only quibble (and a minor one, at that), is that the holes for the cam-fasteners that hold the side panels to the base are visible inside the open cabinet, in front of the wine-bottle cubbies (the holes for the top fastening are hidden by the edges of the hanging rack). Maybe two plugs should be included to cover them once completed. In the end, a spritz of black spray paint camouflaged them. All in all, a handsome piece of furniture.