It all came in one box . Everything was hidden in the back of the head board. Perfect for my 10 year old daughter’s bedroom. Nice material and perfect shade of colour. We used an 8 inch mattress and it fits perfectly. Very easy to assemble, it only took 30 min. Overall we are very happy with this product and my daughter loves it. The reason I gave 4 stars is because the wooden slats that the mattress sits on cracked after my husband plopped himself on the bed. Really need to make the wooden slats stronger. This is not an issue for my daughter obviously because she is lighter.