I was skeptical about this at first! The box is very heavy, but the parts are all labeled. The box looks scary at first but actually it was very simple. Took me a good hour mostly freaking out but once I got going it was simple. This bed is very strong, my 3 kids and dog was playing on it. I love that it has a phone charger for my iPhone. Also the slats have Velcro so the birds won’t slide. That keeps the mattress in place!! Plenty of space under the bed for storage, my 9 year old son is able to crawl under. ￼