It took me and my husband 2 hours to put this bed together. It is a very good quality bed, very sturdy. The only down thing is there should be more written instructions and not just pictures. Also confusion about the handles that are put on to stop the mattress slipping when the ottoman is open perhaps they should be called mattress stoppers because when you call them handles you think that they would open the ottoman. But apart from that I would definetly recommend this bed.