Bed was easy to assemble but I was missing hardware therefore my bed is 90% put together, hoping I don't fall through as I was missing some screws. Also the bed sits very high as the pictures in the website do not show the bed with a box spring but just the mattress. I would say one is required as the slats are very thin and your mattress would sink through but my box spring completely shows and my mattress covers most of the headboard. Overall I'd say you get what you pay for, this will not be my forever bed but works for now as long as it doesn't fall apart on me. No monkeys jumping on this bed.