Putting it together was fairly easy and went quickly. The only issue I have is with the rotation of the shelf. I have the 4-shelf version and when it is loaded down with books, it's harder to spin than it should be. I added some sewing machine oil to the ball bearings in the rotation piece and that helped some. Maybe because I have it sitting on carpeting that slows down the rotation some. Otherwise, the shelf looks good and assembly was easy!