Just put this baby together today, definitely needed a second person to make it a pleasurable experience so plan for that. The instructions arent awful but matching letters on the actual parts would make it fool proof. Took me a little bit to figure out which poles were for the headboard and which were for the footboard. All in all wasnt very difficult if you have some experience with some of the less complicated Ikea items. Having said that, its much more solid than anything from Ikea. Im impressed with the look and feel of it, sort of like wroght iron with its matte rough finish. Im very happy with my purchase. It arrived on time, nothing damaged, no tattered packaging. Will DEFINITELY recommend to others!!!