This bed only took my husband and I about 20 minutes to assemble. Super-Easy. Everything was packed well and arrived in great condition with no damage. I ordered the Queen sized Antique Walnut color and it is lovely. The head board and foot board are good quality, but I do suggest that the bed slats be used with the support legs on the lower level or if raising to the higher level, put something like blocks under those support legs for added support as the side bed rails are just not as sturdy as I would like and the bed slats are obviously not solid wood, they are Finger Jointed wood-will probably replace with solid wood soon. Haven't had a problem, but an ounce of prevention will go a long way as I do love the way my bed looks.