Very pleased with this bed, although it is quite an effort to build it. The instructions (as with most) are confusing in places (the images swivel 180 degrees without warning, meaning you're then doing things back to front!). Overall the bed is sturdy, and very useful with the storage. It is definitely easier to build with two people. We built 4 beds over the course of 3 days, and the longest it took was 3 hours, the shortest was 1hr 30mins. I would take off the numbered stickers on each part and put them on the main bit of the wood so they are easily visible. It is important that you get the numbered bits of wood the right way round, and in the right place. I like that the outer edge is raised, so it's easy to hoover underneath. Overall very pleased, just wish the instructions had been a little clearer.