Was easy to assemble on my own and I was done within a couple of hours. The size is perfect for the room it is in. My only complaint is that you have to be really careful of the height of your mattress/box spring. I am tall so need the additional height. With the box spring I bought (Wayfair Basics Statesboro Metal Box Spring - Standard height) and my Mattress at 8", it stops about an 1" above the bottom of the headboard. So now the mattress hangs off the end of the box spring like tall people hang off the end of a bed too short for them. I have hidden this with a throw but it's still annoying.