The package of wood pieces was a bit intimidating at first, but the direction sheet made a lot of sense and was easy to follow. Step by step, slow and methodical, it went together in about an hour. With the cover over it, it looks nice. We put it on a 6” high metal bed frame and with the ghostbed mattress on top the bed is 26”high. We are both tall people and we like it that way, but you certainly could just put the foundation on the floor. We put a tailored bed skirt over the foundation to hide the metal frame prior to the mattress. It turned out so nice.