This was the most shoddily-made self-assemble furniture I've ever purchased, and I've purchased a lot of self-assemble furniture. The wood cracks when you insert the screws, the holes are not well-aligned, and the top slats (pre-attached to the frame) were breaking off like crazy as I tried to assemble the whole thing. Having said that, after gradually tackling the better-aligned holes first, I finally got it assembled by myself without having to drill new holes, and I was able to fix the slats and cracks using wood glue and the existing nails. It's pretty functional once assembled, it's decent-looking, and it fits the small space in which I needed to use it. So I don't regret the purchase even though assembly was a pain.