We had no trouble putting it together--all the parts and holes were in the right place. We are going to buy an IKEA metal beam to go through the center length of the bed, though... the way the wooden one is connected with the posts underneath is not great and one of the posts has already come off. It will take a bit of engineering, but I think it'll be worth it, in the end. Solid, heavy wood, and it really does look very nice.