Great bed, easy to assemble. One piece of wood was split but I fixed it. The instructions are difficult to follow because of the multiple configuration possible - be sure to take it slow. It took me about 3 hours to assemble with a 3 year old "helping". I did it all by hand with a philips screw driver and a hex key. I did wish that the drawers under the bed be deeper (they have the same depth as the drawers under the stairs).