Not super hard to assemble. I did it alone and had no issues. The bed is super stylish, doesn’t require a box spring, but if you have an average size mattress, you may want to consider a box spring for height. I don’t have one so the whole thing looks sort of low to the ground. I may end up buying a box spring to change this down the road. But the bed itself is quite nice and seems very durable. I appreciate how many metal slats came with it as well. There’s a lot!