I bought this bed because I was looking for something discrete, inexpensive, and didn't require a boxspring. Also, many of the reviews said it was easy to put together. This bed slides together at the four corners, and then you screw it in with the equipment provided. One of the pieces was somewhat deformed, so I had to hammer it into the other piece (metal on metal, not cool), which made putting this together a little more difficult. ALSO - it seems like there was something wrong with the bolts used to secure the legs on the center beam. They don't tighten all the way and so it seems silly that they're even on the bed. I assume they're not supposed to be like that. All that being said, we've had the bed for a few weeks and its comfortable and looks great in the room. I can't complain. It was a great price, and it's nice that its not as low as most platform beds.