Absolutely gorgeous.  Sturdy and well built.  The assembly definitely requires 2 people but I think that goes for any bed. The most difficult part is that there is plastic wrap around the fabric part of the headboard that is obviously there to protect the fabric during shipment.  It took a lot of time to get all of the plastic out.  But I would definitely rather taking the time to get the plastic off then receiving a damaged bed.  Long story short the bed is absolutely perfect in every way but definitely set aside a good chunk of time for assembly.