When this first arrived, the box was so badly damaged, both sides were open exposing the pieces inside and I was SURE it had to have missing parts and be badly damaged. Luckily that wasn't the case but the state of the box is still infuriating.My husband put this together and it took a couple hours. He said the directions were absolutely horrible and the screws and small parts are all mixed together and not labeled so figuring out which screw is what size and separating them out to make sure you have them all, takes a ton of time in itself. He said it was worse than putting together Ikea furniture. You definitely NEED to have a drill to put this together or it will take you AGES.BUT, all said and done - this piece is awesome for the price. It is super sturdy and looks way more expensive than the two hundred dollars we paid. The back is just that crappy particle board flimsy crap but who really cares? If this is against a wall, it does not matter one bit and is great that having that can make a piece that much cheaper and lighter. It also fits way more inside than I imagined. I was worried it was going to be too shallow for some of the things I wanted to put inside but so far I am able to put a ton in there and there is still so much more room!I saw some reviews that the doors don't line up right but that wasn't the case for us. My husband said it was really easy to adjust the hinges so that all the doors are straight and line up together perfectly.This is exactly what we needed. Something modern but still classic and something super affordable but doesn't look like it came from Walmart. I would buy it again in a heart beat.