The bed is very heavy and well built.  Easy to put together but 2 people are needed because of the weight.  The features said the bed is white. In the ad picture, It looks distressed. My bed is more gray than anything and looks constantly dirty - see picture! It doesn't look distressed anywhere.  I plan to paint it alabaster white.  I had nothing but problems with the shipping/delivery process. I ordered May 7th. On June 18th, we had all the parts to put it together.