Im 46 yo and shamefully had never assembled a bed in my life! It took me 4hrs to finish,  mostly because the 1st hour was all about me telling myself, " I can do this! " So after ligning up the, what seems to be a thousand parts, i just followed the instructions in the manual. The steps were so clear easy & organized to follow.  Those bed designers thought of everything! From what tools you need, what steps you might "cheat on for a shortcut " & then bail you out of them. And voila! Done. I cannot believe i was able to put up this chic, modern, expensive looking (but got it at a reasonable price)  bed. I cant wait to hear feedbacks from my out-of-town guests! Hopefully i ll be ready this weekend to set up the 2nd bed... yup i just love this bed i had to order another one! Thanks wayfair!  - Very happy customer