The manufacturer give a one to five rating of how difficult this would be to assemble, with the one being easy and the five being difficult. This table is rated a four, which I guess means really hard, and it did live up to this rating. For me. This was compounded because I received the all walnut, rather than the white/walnut version I had ordered. Customer service was willing to arrange pickup, but there was no way I could re-assemble the pieces to get back into the shipping box. Instead, I was issued a $* credit, and I decided to paint it myself. I used an appliance epoxy in a light biscuit color and took my time and it turned out really nice. Once painted, assembled and put in place it is just what I wanted. Furniture of America makes very good RTA furniture and I will order more products from them in the future.