The bed was easy to put together if your a person who likes to follow instruction. My husband we love the headboard and sturdiness but a problem we had was the boards for the foot and two side did not line up! So the corners has spaces even after you tighten it and one corner has about a inch sticking out because we choose one side to be even else both corner would be uneven. It is noticalbe so i try using my comforter to cover it. Also, its quite annoying when I wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and i forget my shin would sometimes hit the part sticking out because that happens to be my side of the bed!