I ordered this bed on Black Friday, I couldn't resist the discount as I just moved and we've been looking for some new furniture. It came in a timely manner. The boxes - while extremely heavy - came packaged wonderfully and no pieces were missing. It took my husband probably 2.5 hours collectively to put it together using his own tools (the alan wrench they give you is pretty frustrating to use with the awkward holes in the design) - but in the end it looks beautiful. My only gripe is what others have said - you can see the wooden slats under the mattress if your comforter is not over it. I love the bed enough to not care much, though. Gorgeous bed. Really nice quality material. Very comfortable and luxurious feeling being a bit higher since it's a platform bed. Feels very sturdy. Very excited to decorate around it.