We bought this bed for our 20 year old son who was ready to "graduate" from his twin bed. The packages arrived exactly as scheduled with all pieces in tact. It does have a bit of a "plastic" smell but this is dissipating with time and open windows. We needed more storage and as he wanted the bed next to the wall, we did not have room for under-bed storage drawers. This bed is perfect for our space and looks exactly like the pictures, It took him 3-4 hours to put together by himself using a battery-operated screwdriver. He only needed a 2nd set of hands to be able to correctly attach the hydraulic lift under the bed. With the mattress on it is easy to lift and takes 2 hands to lower but not a lot of force to lower. Thank you Wayfair!