This bed is very pretty and a great addition to my house! I did run into some difficulties when putting this together. The dowels vary in length and even in shape a bit. The pieces are not labeled, and made the process a bit more difficult; luckily most of the pieces are very unique looking. I got a little confused with the Instructions, but I really appreciate that each box (comes in 4 boxes) is for one component of the bed and the pieces aren't all mixed together. Everything has pre-drilled holes except for one piece, and I wish that it was as well. There are just a few marks on the wood, but nothing that really takes away from its beauty. Overall would buy again, but a few changes could make putting this together even easier.