I needed a taller narrow chest of drawers to fit in a corner of a bedroom. It arrived in two boxes, although I think that styrofoam is an awful invention as far as disposal and often a mess to deal with, the packing snapped easily without the little pieces floating around and static sticking to everything, plus I found a place (at a large Swedish home furnishing store) that takes recycled foam! Anyhow, I am use to building and assembling things, and, though I am not real fast at this, I had this put together in about 2 hours. It, in my opinion, is attracive, with some actual 'real wood' in its construction. I think I maybe stripped one screw, but it seems pretty solid, although the top isn't perfectly level with the rest of the chest, and some of the drawer tracks are a bit rough, I still beleive this is a very good little piece of furniture for the money, considering what all the chioces are these days of cheap and / or do-it-yourself home furnishings!