Putting the bed together proved difficult. The holes in the wood to put the bolts through were not fully clear, therefore I had to spend over an hour screwing the bolts through the wood before actually putting the bed together. When we put the bed together, there wasn't enough little screws and for the middle bar of the bed, there were no pre made holes at one one of the bed. We had to guess where to make the holes so that the middle bar would be straight and so the slats would be flat across the bed. The bed has creaked for a good few weeks now and the middle bar actually cracked slightly. However it is a nice looking bed and does the job for now!