My 4-year old daughter loves this bed as her first 'big kid' bed.  It was hard to find a daybed with drawer storage vs. trundle underneath, so our options were limited. It wasn't too bad to put together- I did it alone, but that may have added to the estimated assembly time that was written in the instructions.  It definitely took me longer than 1.5 hours!  I do wish the edges all over the bed frame itself were a bit softer/more rounded for a child's bed and that there was slightly more space at the base of the bed or that it just went closer to the ground.  Reason being, a few times now when making it up, I've scraped my toes underneath the small space underneath the drawers.