I love this bed! It was pretty easy to put together, but you do need at least one other person to help because the box(s) are pretty large and heavy- as well as assembling it would have been impossible to do alone. The instructions are simple and all of the pieces and parts were included. Be careful when removing the metal pieces from the box, however because the metal can/will scratch/dent easily. Two pieces of my canopy arrived with minor, unnoticeable dents, but I called Joss and Main and they couldn't have been more helpful and willing to please!