I like Mr knights furniture usually because it's very original, usually real wood and comes assembled. This, however, was nothing like the other pieces I have from their collection. For one you need to assemble it, and prepare to spend several hours fighting with this thing, especially if you're doing it by yourself. Unlike my other pieces by Christopher, this is simply particle board, made in China, and of course many of the holes didn't align properly.. you'll definitely need your own screw drivers, possibly a power drill, and a lot of patience. Overall once I finally got it all put together.. (mind you I was doing it myself, however it took roughly 3 hours in total.) Again, if things were as stated in the instructions, aligned and drilled properly, I'm sure it would have been easier. Ultimately I wouldn't buy this again. Yes, it does look OK, but it's particle board, not real wood and that's easily discernable. I highly recommend you enlist the help of a friend for assembly, and definitely don't take the hardware out of the packages like they instruct.. there are tons of pieces and you'll Ultimately just get confused. The plastic bags they come in have the corresponding numbers on them and without those you'll be lost. For the price this was Ultimately disappointing. If this sold for $125 or less, it might be worth it.. but for the material you get, the frustrating struggle of assembly, missdrilled holes, things not lining up etc, it's just not worth it. He has a lot of other pieces that are made with real wood and come assembled, that look much nicer. I'd highly recommend that if you do buy this, go through all the parts and make sure everything is there before you discard the box.
