This bed is beautiful and was straightforward to put together. However, the middle supports underneath the slats are three rectangular pieces that are maybe 2 1/2" by 3/4" at the base, and they attach each with two inline screws. This does not provide stable support, and any shifting (normal moving of the bed for bed-related purposes, if you catch my drift) causes them to slip out and over time, the screws attaching them bend and the boards become useless as supports. I ended up replacing them with thick wooden dowl pieces that I got at the hardware store and cut to fit the height of the middle beam (roughly 9 and 3/4"). With that modification the bed works perfectly.