Came a couple days early, was super duper heavy, but I was able to do this in under 2 hours with my bf!! **IT DID NOT TAKE 12 HOURS!** (Like another reviewer had mentioned!) I was nervous because that persons misleading review came AFTER I ordered this. My headboard is perfect! Assembling it was super easy! Although i saw other reviews on the holes not aligning, i had little problems with that and just re aligning them always helped! (Remember not to tighten until all of the screws are in place!) So far I’ve had it for almost a week now and it’s held up nicely! I added a box spring because I preferred it to be super high. Also, I placed the headboard on the tallest setting