It was a little harder to put together but in the end it really looks great.it looks great with my other furniture.

My inlaws purchased these bookshelves to go in my 2 sons rooms for their HUGE book collections. They arrived quicker than expected but the boxes were pretty beat up. I was concerned that the shelves would be too. I was happily surprised that the shelves were packaged well inside the boxes and there was no damage. The shelves were easy to assemble, directions simple to follow and the finished product was exactly as expected. They hold lots and lots of children's books and look nice with all the other dark wood furniture that is in the bedrooms. I wouldn't say they are the quality to put in a nice family room but for my children's rooms they are perfect.