This item was shipped and received very quickly, and there was no damage to the packaging whatsoever. It was extremely well packed, and it would’ve been very difficult to received it with any damage, so I was very pleased with that. I assembled it with no assistance, and the assembly went very quickly it did have instructions with it, I actually liked it much better than I anticipated. I bought the king size, and while this picture does not show the side and footboard, it does show the headboard. It was exactly as described, and I am very pleased with that.