Quite the ordeal to assemble with a million little pieces. However, once assembled, it's a very sturdy storage bed. It has helped us so much in our small apartment. The USB plug ins on the headboard have come in handy for our cell phones and we simply couldn't get by in our small space without the drawers. I don't particularly love the look of the bed but for having a king size bed in a small space, it's been invaluable.