As many of the reviews say, this cart is not easy to assemble. All the parts come in a back that you have to sort through. They are not clearly labeled, so it's easy to confuse the pieces. The directions are also not clear. This resulted in us putting the drawer together backwards and hanging to take it a part. Not including the time to do that, it probably took us an hour and a half to put together. An acceptable amount of time. My only major concern was that there were a few damaged spots. However, this cart was the cheapest version of what I was looking to add to my kitchen. Cheap. Function. Practical. Not made out of high quality material, but good enough for my needs.