The packaging is a bit wide and heavy (I pushed it up two flights of stairs and it was tough)! However once in everything you need is zipped into the headboard. I put this together solo and it took about 45 minutes and merely because it was tough without someone else holding things into place. I would order this headboard again- looks fantastic.The middle section of one of the side baseboards started cracking a bit so be careful when attaching it to the either the head or foot that it doesn't spend too much time at that angle. Otherwise pretty sturdy!