This looks great once you get it all put together. You definitely need two people for this. Once you get over the initial shock of the instructions, the process flows pretty quickly. I really only relied on the pictures and glanced once or twice at the written words. Others suggested wood glue which is a very good idea. I went without even though I did buy it, but understood once I got started. Each slat - and there a lot of them - tend to slip out when trying to piece the tops and bottoms but with two people, you can line them up and push hard to keep them in line. When finished, it sits pretty high - higher than I thought it would. I added an 8 mattress which hides most of the back so my suggestion is go with a thinner mattress if you want to actually see the wood back.
Looks great
This looks great once you get it all put together. You definitely need two people for this. Once you get over the initial shock of the instructions, the process flows pretty quickly. I really only relied on the pictures and glanced once or twice at the written words. Others suggested wood glue which is a very good idea. I went without even though I did buy it, but understood once I got started. Each slat - and there a lot of them - tend to slip out when trying to piece the tops and bottoms but with two people, you can line them up and push hard to keep them in line. When finished, it sits pretty high - higher than I thought it would. I added an 8 mattress which hides most of the back so my suggestion is go with a thinner mattress if you want to actually see the wood back.