The box it arrives in is very, very heavy and there are alot of parts to assemble but felt I could do it alone or with little help. The velvet is luscious and the folds one the headboard are perfect plus, handmade and it shows. For the price you can’t find many beds made to this standard. My reason for sending it back was because I thought the gray was a charcoal deep gray but it is silver blue midrange in tone. It is very pretty but I just needed something darker. I am immediately going to order the black color of this same bed. It is truly beautiful, soft velvet, sturdy and heavy what more can you ask for. My recommendation is yes, but it now before they are gone.