I was apprehensive about ordering this given the negative reviews, but I didn't want to pay four times as much for a similar style that matches my nightstands. It took me five hours. My advice is to lay out the pieces and pay attention to the directions. I was missing one small wood dowel, but I had one extra larger one, so I cut it off. The directions were very easy to follow, but sides 2 and 3 were mixed up on paper, which was obvious fairly quickly. I messed up where to put the dowels on the drawer runners, so pay attention to the diagram. I put this together myself and used a powered screwdiver for most screws, then used my hands to screw them the rest of the way in. I couldn't imagine screwing every screw in by hand. It's not a grand piece of furniture by any means, but it ended up matching my nightstands pretty good, and for a fourth of the price, I can't complain at all.
Good Value
I was apprehensive about ordering this given the negative reviews, but I didn't want to pay four times as much for a similar style that matches my nightstands. It took me five hours. My advice is to lay out the pieces and pay attention to the directions. I was missing one small wood dowel, but I had one extra larger one, so I cut it off. The directions were very easy to follow, but sides 2 and 3 were mixed up on paper, which was obvious fairly quickly. I messed up where to put the dowels on the drawer runners, so pay attention to the diagram. I put this together myself and used a powered screwdiver for most screws, then used my hands to screw them the rest of the way in. I couldn't imagine screwing every screw in by hand. It's not a grand piece of furniture by any means, but it ended up matching my nightstands pretty good, and for a fourth of the price, I can't complain at all.