My husband just finished building the bed and here is what he said Ok Im finished. It was quit easy to build, the hardest part is if you dont have any power tools for the center pieces. The pictures dont really help when building the headboard but its easy to figure out when you look at the pieces. The bed is really nice and size wise in think its perfect for the room. The support wood seems like its bamboo so hopefully its really sturdy as well as flexible. Overall it took my about 2 hours to build only because I didnt have any power tools and the screws kept falling. I would have to rate this bed a 4.5 if the instructions came with actually words instead of just pictures it would be a solid 5. Also I want to mention that the bed shipped and was delivered within a week !