The bed is beautiful after you get it together. It took 2 people over 7 hours to assemble the bed. There are no written instructions, only small pictures that don't even tell you where the item that you are putting together is located on the bed. The pictures are tiny. We build houses so have lots of carpentry experience. Once the bed is together, it is beautiful. The drawers are large and glide easily. If you can get through the install, the bed is great!