We assembled our own bed. It took us 4hours to put together. The instructions weren’t very clear. You really have to take the time to analyze the instructions. I even used the video provided on Wayfair to understand the process of putting it together. One thing that I didn’t like about this purchase is that the tools such as little screws etc. We’re all in the same bag and weren’t labeled. So I kind of had to just guess which letter on the instructions matched the type of tool I needed to use to build the bed . The bed pieces didn’t come with little letter sticker labels to inform me which piece I had to use for what step, so I also kind of had to estimate it by observing and looking at the pieces. Things like this make the building process longer bc one mistake and you mess up the bed. The bed seemed sturdy and my sister said she slept great on it  in her first night. She really loved the LED lights.