Really easy to put together, took me about 40 minutes doing it by myself. If you don’t have a lot of upper body strength, though, I would suggest having someone help you get it upright, as it is a bit heavy (I’m pretty petite, 5’4, 102lbs, but can hold my own in strength and it took a bit of effort for me to stand it up). The unit is really sturdy, and the pictures do it no justice with the way it looks. Dark grey wood grain appearance for the majority with a greyish beige wood grain look for the inside shelves. You can leave the backing off and it looks great that way, too, but I can’t stand seeing the cords from the electronics so I ended up putting it on. Overall this is super legit and worth every penny.