I bought the bed a few weeks ago.  It took me almost 5 hours to put together by myself (with a few breaks in between).  The instructions were pretty simple and easy to follow, just a lot of little pieces and the fact that my bedroom is not that big.  I was a little skeptical about the planks being made out of wood and if it would be able to hold my heavy pillow top mattress but so far it's doing a great job.  The bed is comfortable.  I wish the headboard was little higher because my mattress is pretty high so I can't see much of the headboard but the bed is beautiful and sturdy.  I love that it doesn't make much noise when I toss and turn at night.  Highly reccommend