If you have put together Ikea furniture before, you should be able to assemble this bed.  My only issues, and I know that others have had the same issue, is that the head board holes do not line up with the holes on the frame.  I was able to screw it together on one side but the headboard'so frame was too short to match up on the other side.  Zip ties may possibly work but I am disappointed that it didn't fit together as advertised.  It is also true that the fabric does not wrap around the whole head board.  The fabric on the back of headboard is back.  This is okay if the bed is up against the wall.  However I would not use this as a free standing bed.