The instructions are nothing but pictures. There were multiple times when a piece had been placed on backwards and it had to be taken apart and rebuilt. It was very frustrating! The final step of putting the bars in place for the mattress was nearly impossible! I used masking tape to hold most of the bars in place, but as soon as I would get one in 3 would fall out. It was very upsetting and I almost tossed the entire thing out into the yard. If I placed the bars that had screws in first, the others wouldn't have room to fit. This took me and my daughter all of 6 hours to put together. She is very happy with it, now that it is finally put together, and the desk is a great size for her. The bed wobbles a bit when she climbs the ladder, but it feels pretty sturdy.
Assembly SUCKS!
The instructions are nothing but pictures. There were multiple times when a piece had been placed on backwards and it had to be taken apart and rebuilt. It was very frustrating! The final step of putting the bars in place for the mattress was nearly impossible! I used masking tape to hold most of the bars in place, but as soon as I would get one in 3 would fall out. It was very upsetting and I almost tossed the entire thing out into the yard. If I placed the bars that had screws in first, the others wouldn't have room to fit. This took me and my daughter all of 6 hours to put together. She is very happy with it, now that it is finally put together, and the desk is a great size for her. The bed wobbles a bit when she climbs the ladder, but it feels pretty sturdy.