It is what it is. I put it together myself. I wish it was made with heavier pieces. It needs caps on the bottom pieces where they sit on the floor and the top of the pieces. I didn’t use the mallet. The wood pieces fit into the plastic pieces with pressure.

Not difficult to assemble. Unfortunately, the "mallet/hammer" included is not weighted enough to be very effective so be prepared with your own quality mallet. I took all of 15-20 minutes to assemble. Once together, it is a beautiful piece, just what my space was needing.