I purchased this set for my son's 6th birthday about 1.5 years ago. We love it! We actually have used the dresser drawer & desk as individual pieces of furniture but kept the bookshelf under the ladder. My only complaint is that it has some stickers that are supposed to cover the exposed screw holes, but these fall off easily over time.  The assembly did take my husband a while, so give yourself plenty of time. It was a full 6 hour process, but the end product was perfect & our son (still) loves his room!