Piece of cake! Don't listen to other reviews.
This dresser is shipped in three boxes -- A, B, and C. When I initially ordered this dresser I received A and two B boxes. I did not receive C. When I called Great Offer Stock to tell them about the issue I was told the dresser was sold out, so they could not send me box C. Then I was told I would have to send all three boxes back -- UGH. I asked when the dresser would be back in stock and was told that they had no idea. Also UGH. And then, I swear, before UPS even came to pick up the old boxes... I received an email saying that the dresser was back in stock. I had to laugh! Suuuuch a headache. However, I will say, Tristan in Customer Care was absolutely wonderful in helping me order a new unit, and he made sure the warehouse knew to take extra care with this shipment. He blew me away with his service. Thank you Tristan!
Anyway, aside from the shipping snafu, everything else about this dresser is amazing. It looks great, the quality is very good (it is HEAVY once it's all put together), and it's easy to put together.
"But wait!" you say, "Hold on! All the other reviews say this dresser is a pain in the rump and took 5+ hours to build!"
Listen... I don't know what happened to all of those other customers. This dresser took me 3.5 hours to put together. And I was half-watching TV while I did it. And I stopped twice to refill my whiskey. I'm a 30 year old woman who weighs 100 lbs and clocks in at 5'0", and I was by myself. I frankly can't wrap my head around some of the previous reviews. The directions are so easy to follow and simple! Just read them and pay attention to what you're doing. Seriously, this is not a hard build. Here are some pointers for those of you that are still nervous.
- Use a cordless drill/screwdriver. I was armed with my Dewalt and it made the build so much easier. I imagine using a manual screwdriver adds a significant amount of time and torture
- Follow the directions. This is kind of a no-brainer. Just pay attention. You'll start to notice patterns (big holes = cam locks; small holes = cam bolts; holes in unfinished edges = dowels, etc.)
- Make sure your screws for your sliders are flush against the wood. A TINY angle is ok but anything more than that will affect how smoothly your drawers glide.
- There's one point in the beginning of the build where you are putting the bones of the piece together; this is kind of hard to do alone because it gets kind of heavy and awkward, but it can be done. Don't give up!
- When putting the sliders on the inside of the main unit (not the drawers), the picture of where to put your screws doesn't line up with the holes. Just try to fine the best placement. There will be one screw to the side by the wheel and the other two will be along the middle of the track. I hope this makes sense.
- Build this bad boy somewhere close to where it's going to end up, especially if you're alone. I built it in my living room and good lord, I thought I was going to die pushing it to my bedroom. Like I said, it's HEAVY and I am TINY!
Anyway I hope this review helps some people. It really is a beautiful dresser and I was very excited to finally see it in my room. I also have the matching nightstands (2 of 'em) and they took me about an hour a piece to put together. I highly recommend those too.