Our bed arrived quicker than expected and what a gorgeous piece of furniture. My husband put it together with very little help from me in about 1 hour. Only one issue was one of the bolts, the threads were screwed up, but luckily we keep those kind of things in our house! We decided to run to the local big box hardware store for ply wood to lay on top of the slats for extra support for our King mattress. We love our new bed and it certainly makes our bedroom even more inviting ;) !