This bed was pretty easy to put together. However you will need a drill with drill bits in order to put the wooden planks on where you want them to be in on the frame. Overall, I love the bed. If you have a high pillow top mattress you will cover up some of the headboard (but that's pretty much common sense). What was a little concerning is there was a warning for Formaldehyde sticker on the back of the headboard that in the State of California it has been linked to cause cancer. That kind of shocked me to see that, but if you have enough ventilation and VERY limited exposure you'll be fine (I researched this, because I was about to return this item). Other then that, I love it. It's very elegant and looks great especially for the cost of the bed. Oh and I don't recommend jumping on the bed because the wooden slacks will probably break but that's pretty much a given. And I even checked it for bed bugs prior to putting it together and there was none.