This bed arrived fairly quickly and in 2 cartons. Assembly was fairly easy. I did it myself in about 2 hours. Other reviews gave tips about not tightening bolts until you have the siderails lined up and that helped. The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because I was  hoping the fabric would be a thicker denser suede which it is not. It doesn't distract from the look but it doesn't feel expensive.... then again its not! No regrets.