As a person who’s is definitely NOT handy, I was able to put the bed frame together by myself. It took me a total of 5 hours (mind you, I took several breaks, and went to Chipotle for lunch). Directions are pretty self explanatory, and for the price, it’s not bad. You’re not supposed to use a box spring with the bed frame (as it’ll cover the height of the tufted headboard). Due to this, the bed does sit lower to the ground (compared to my old bed frame). Knowing this, I probably would’ve purchased another style which included a box frame. Overall, not too bad and not too good.