When I ordered this bed I wasn’t completed convinced that this would be the right bed for me but decided to give it a try. It arrived in 1 single box and all of the contents were zipped inside the back of the headboard. Yay!  Since we had to carry it upstairs to our bedroom.  It was lightweight which did concern me about the quality. However, once my husband began to put it together we were pleasantly surprised. We both liked the ease of how it was able to be put together. Everything needed was included. The slats are connected to not slip from the frame. My husband was able to put the bed together alone in about a 1 1/2 hours. The bed is actually beautiful. The material looks like a linen. The color looks beige in the photo but in our room and lighting looks like a gray. We absolutely love this bed!