Almost ready to go. You just snap the ends on and stack if that is how you are using them. I got one to put by the front door for shoes, and it works fabulously for that. It does not look like it should be in your closet. My son took two of them for his shoes need to be out in his bedroom (since his wife has the closet I guess), so this shoe rack looks nice enough to have out and even one shoe rack is able to have shoes on floor and then shoes on top of rack. It is the best shoe rack that I have come across for my purposes. I do have one in my closet too. Nice and sturdy too.