It took me a full weekend to assemble this by myself. The pieces were packed very well and nothing came damaged. There was confusion on attaching the bed frame to the bed. A few of the slats come removed for easy assembly. After comparing the frame to the instructions, it looks like the wrong slats were removed. Once I removed the right ones, assembly was a breeze. My biggest complaint is they use two short plastic screws to attach the bed pull down handle. The handle popped off three times before I decided to find my own metal screws to attach it. Other than that, I love it.