Holy memory! I opened the plant stand packaging and immediately remembered Christmas morning that happened way back when Santa Claus put a very large set of Lincoln trunks under my little brother's Christmas tree and we rushed to try and build a log cabin and garage build the newlyweds for barbie and ranger rick. It was a rushed wedding, after all, and baby Rosie was due anytime. The glorified instructions on the plant stand were a bit confusing at first, but I called my teenage daughter and we got to work. She giggled at the somewhat awkward English, but finally understood the text. As with other reviews, I also recommend that you sit back and stack all the different lengths of logs on top of each other and differentiate between the two types of plastic connectors. Also, I recommend that you don't set up a new plant stand the day your partner decides to go into the third shift and needs to sleep. He/she gets a little angry when he/she hears the incessant knocking. Yes. You will need to tap, smack, and PUNCH the wooden logs and plastic pieces, including a rubber and plastic mallet, to ensure the logs are fully inserted into the plastic joints. Assembly is fairly easy, but makes the project noisy. Assembly is as easy as building a log cabin and attached garage for Barbie and Ranger Rick's black Mighty Tonka 4x4 Jeep, but I found the plant stand to take a little longer to assemble. At least I have a decent plant stand now and it serves its purpose well. The plant stand is a little flimsy to the point of being cluttered with clay pots and planters, but it's not ramshackle at all. It would have been better if the tan plastic fittings were a slightly darker shade to better match the color of the wood, but other than that I'm happy with the results of my project. The plants are happy.