The bed itself is beautiful and exactly what I was looking for however there were a couple issues that really affected my review. First both side rails have the tips of screws sticking upwards that i almost put hand through. Second the side rail on the left side of the bed could not be inserted into the footboard because the opening was not wide enough. We attempted several times to get it in but it would not budge. Now we have to wait several weeks for replacement parts and my six year old daughter is extremely sad. It appears not many other people have had problems so hopefully this is an isolated incident. We do love the look of the bed and it seems very solid and well made with the exception of the few problems.