I am not a big fan of particle board, but I knew what I was buying and was limited in my choices due to my son's existing furniture from a Swedish store. The frame, despite being particle board, is actually very sturdy, more so than the Swedish brand, and matched almost exactly the furniture from the Swedish department store. Very pleased about that as there can be big variations of the shades of "white". It looks great with the headboard that is sold separately. I would have to agree with other reviewers that there is a lot of wasted storage under the mattress, BUT one can easily make use of the empty space because the frame uses three long boards (instead of slats, that can be lifted up. It provides perfect storage for items you hardly ever use but don't want to dispose of - the catch is you'd simply have to move the mattress each time you want access.