It is a beautiful bed but we ran into so many issues assembling it. There are many cosmetic and structural defects within the frames & pieces. Cracks and chips within the wood are prevalent. The slats themselves were all too short where they pre drilled holes so we had to make new ones. My husband had to reinforce the bed itself with new wood as well. We were missing one screw for the roof as well. Instructions were easy to follow despite all that. Took us about 2 hours with a toddler running around.