My husband and I assembled.  I was going to assemble alone but I definitely needed another set of hands.  Once the frame itself was made it’s doable alone.  Assembly was easy just followed the instructions.  Made the headboard at the highest point because I wanted it to be seen over my pillows.  There is a gap between my mattress and the headboard but the pillows hide this.  We went from a regular frame with box sprite ga to no box springs so our bed is a lot lower but just makes it easier on my kiddos to climb into if need be or our fur babies.  Overall it was a great buy and seems sturdy once assembled but time will tell truly.  We are slowly redoing each room of our home at a time and several items I have purchased have been from Wayfair and there is so much more left to purchase ha