A friend assembled this for me (with just a bit of an assist from me). He checked that all the necessary items were present before he began, and he was done in just over an hour. I've read other reviews that the daybed was a difficult and/or very time consuming assembly. This was not my experience. My biggest concern was that the color (I ordered the wine red) would be different than it appeared on the site. I was ecstatic when I opened the package. Not only was the color as shown, the Faux Leather actually looks quite real. My only problem with the item is the manufacturer stating the bed requires an x-long Twin Mattress. As I am using this bed every day, I bought a very good innerspring mattress. After the bed was assembled I measured the deck where the mattress sits. 77 1/4 inches, 2 3/4 inches short of the 80 inches needed for an x-long mattress. Even f I had been able to wedge the mattress in, I knew I would not be able to easily lift it to change sheets. Luckily I was able to contact the mattress retailer and change my order to a regular twin. While there is about a 1inch gap on either end of the mattress, I can easily cover that with decorative pillows. Perhaps if I had ordered a foam mattress to use this item as an occasional guest bed, an x-long would work. To anyone ordering this item, I would strongly suggest waiting to purchase a mattress until you have the bed assembled. Other than this minor complaint, I love this daybed. I am downsizing to a studio apartment, so this is a main piece of furniture in my room. It is beautiful.