This was really easy to put together with 2 of us - took about an hour. I’ve never owned a platform bed so was a bit worried about how the mattress would stay put. There is some double sided sticky tape on the slats to help with this - not sure how much they do in all honesty, but in any case the mattress doesn’t move. It may depend on your mattress - ours is quite deep and heavy, so all feels secure. Bed frame feels solid and really is beautiful - in general it looks far more expensive than it is, though there are a few tell-tale signs such as you can see screws in some places (but generally they are hidden, so this is a minor point). I saw this bed online months ago and loved it but it was out of stock. I searched and searched for something similar but couldn’t find anything (you can find similar styles I’m light wood, but not really in this beautiful dark shade). Finally it came back in stock and was delivered to me just a couple of days later! Brilliant.