Item was shipped in two boxes. The top in one box and the main body in separate box. We have assembled all of our own furniture so we knew how to follow the directions. If you have never assembled furniture before, it might seem a bit overwhelming. Take your time they go step by step. It took us (me reading directions and hubby and adult son assembling) about an hour, and that was with me telling them to put a piece of the drawer on backwards and redoing it. They do have some of the hardware already assembled for you. There was one flaw, note in second pic. It is at the bottom of the side, so not noticable really unless you know where to look. When you have this much wood in a 100 lb box shipped by UPS, it is to be expected really. It is all solid wood, even the back panel that is normally a folded piece of flimsy cardboard, it is wood paneling. No tiny nails, everything is screwed together.
It does get a fine residue from the packing material. Looks like fiberglass but it isn't. Just a damp rag got that off easily.
This was exactly what I was shopping for. Very sturdy, lovely piece of furniture.
Highly recommended
Item was shipped in two boxes. The top in one box and the main body in separate box. We have assembled all of our own furniture so we knew how to follow the directions. If you have never assembled furniture before, it might seem a bit overwhelming. Take your time they go step by step. It took us (me reading directions and hubby and adult son assembling) about an hour, and that was with me telling them to put a piece of the drawer on backwards and redoing it. They do have some of the hardware already assembled for you. There was one flaw, note in second pic. It is at the bottom of the side, so not noticable really unless you know where to look. When you have this much wood in a 100 lb box shipped by UPS, it is to be expected really. It is all solid wood, even the back panel that is normally a folded piece of flimsy cardboard, it is wood paneling. No tiny nails, everything is screwed together. It does get a fine residue from the packing material. Looks like fiberglass but it isn't. Just a damp rag got that off easily. This was exactly what I was shopping for. Very sturdy, lovely piece of furniture.