The headboard arrived extremely fast. There are minimal pieces, so it was fairly easy to assemble. The slated are MDF and not solid, which makes this very light-weight. You do have to connect it to a frame or else it’s too short to be seen. The frame holes did not match a standard frame, so we did have to drill extra holes. Being MDF, it was easy. The only other thing is that is does look a little weird to have the ends hover off the ground- shown in the picture.