My fiance and I finally got around to building this the other day. The instructions were easy to use and it only took us about 30 minutes to do so. However when we started to put things together, I noticed a decent size rip in the side of the head board. This was the only damage to the bed set. Im not upset really, just was a little bummed to already see damage to something I had just bought. Other than that, the bed set does a great job. We love the style and it holds our new mattress well!