This chest is GORGEOUS. Gorgeous, and huge!! If you are looking for a small night table, this is not for you. This is easily 1.5 - 2x as large as I would estimate a normal night stand to be. However, if you're okay with the size and you have the space, I would really recommend this piece. It comes fully assembled except the knobs are screwed on backwards (they are screwed on inside the drawer and you have to use a screwdriver to unscrew them and screw them to the outside of the drawers). To screw on the knob for the pull out tray, the underside of the tray has a cutout section so that you can put the screw in from behind and twist the knob on that way. It took me probably 5-10 minutes tops to do the knobs. It's also not too heavy, so I can move it about with no problem. The first drawer from the top is lined with a black velvet in the bottom which is a nice touch, while the bottom two are wood inside. The back of the piece has black screws (see pictures), so if you are planning for the back to show I would probably buy some white paint and touch those screws up to match. It comes very well packaged and my chest did not have any marks or damage to it at all. For reference, I have attached several pictures, including the dresser compared to my full sized bed (I just moved and have not received my bed frame yet so my bed and box springs are set on the floor in this photo - the dresser will be more in line with the top of my bed once I get the bed frame assembled, so don't worry if you're thinking it looks too tall). You can also tell the color of the dresser from my photos - my baseboards, closet door and floor rug are all pure white, and the chest is more of an off-white/cream color which looks beautiful with my furniture and color scheme. I absolutely love it and would recommend this piece 100%.