It’s a nice bed. I’m a single female with no interest or inclination to assemble furniture. That said, it took me forever to put this bed together. The first day I got almost to the end and realized I missed a step so got frustrated and let it sit a week. The most difficult pieces for me were getting the side posts screwed into the bottom portion of the bed. You really do need two people. I’m glad to have finally gotten it all figured out. I give it four stars for the frustration and would recommend professional assembly if you can.