As others have stated, this is a beautiful piece of furniture. It is heavy but, it is very well built which is what one should expect from a fine piece of furniture. Assembly is not complicated at all. My wife and I had our grandkids ages 14, 12, 9, and 7 put the chairs together. They did so in about 1.5 hours. Two (strong) people can put the base, mid table piece and table together in about 15-20 minutes. All three pieces only require 12 screws to secure the pieces together. If you like the way this set looks in pictures...you will love the way it looks in person.