The assembly was like assembling an airplane. With instructions, yes, but the pieces on the wood were not numbered, resulting in us taking 2 hours to find which piece of wood corresponded to each image. One of the most difficult assemblies I have done (and they are not few). It is as it appears in the photo. The legs that appear black in the image are not metallic but made of the same material as the rest of the furniture. For its price, I expected better quality.