The headboard itself was easy to put together but a little tricky to attach to my bed frame.  I have a Sleep Number bed.  But, my 12 year old son did it by himself.  We had to drill several holes to get it right, but it doesn't really matter because you can't see all the holes once it's all assembled anyway.  We love the look of it with the lights and the wood.  Now all my kids want one too.  Comes with an adapter that you can attach to the back that will allow you to charge phones.  I have not used that part of it because my nightstand allows charging and I just use that but good to have the option on the headboard also.