This would have been easy to assemble if I'd known how to use one odd piece of hardware. Fortunately, there was, of course, a how-to explanation on You Tube. Once I saw that, I got it, and put it together in about 40 minutes, altho it would have been a bit faster with another person helping. Anyway, it got done easily enough and looks great. After there were a few books on it, I tried to move it by lifting on the top shelf, and that side of it came up. I just pushed it back down and it seems fine. I like this item and am glad I bought it.