I bought this for my 13 year old son in silver. I loved all the great reviews but notice the disparity in the comments about putting it together. I was nervous about those who said how hard it was and the bad directions, but because of the great reviews we went for it. I’m so glad we did. The bed and desk come in 2 different boxes, which is great. We opened each box to check that all the pieces where there and in good condition. That took about 45 min. In all it took us about 3 1/2 hrs. The directions were great and it was pretty straightforward. If you’re putting the desk on, check out the first few instructions. You’ll see that it’s to remove some of the screws from the bed. That help so when we put the bed together we didn’t put in the last screws so we could install the desk. The only downside is what the other reviews said about the rungs on the stair being hard on the feet. That’s true, but certainly not a reason not to get this bed.