Initially, i thought it would take 5, maybe 10 mins to assemble this lamp, however, there are five small screws, smaller than the head of a match, that you must use to hold the legs in place. Unless you have hands the size of a ken doll, this task is very difficult. It took over one hour because I dropped 4 of the 5 screws twice and then had to search on the floor for them..noway. In the end, this lamp is not special enough to endure the agony of putting it together..