This bed is perfect for those of us that have champagne taste on a beer budget. It took me a good portion of the day to get it all together but its really not that complicated. Honestly the worst part is getting the stickers off. Its, of course, not the hefty, quality material of, say, an iron bed. But I have no concerns with the durability as long as I have an Allen wrench handy to tighten things from time to time-- even with my super heavy Tempurpedic. Also, having a box spring will make your mattress too tall for this bed, so its not needed. Lastly, I do agree with other reviewers that it sucks they didnt make the hardware gold as well, but Im over it. My overall suggestion is to definitely buy the bed )