I bought this for my daughter, who grew out of her loft bed.  She likes clean and simple lines and this fit the bill.  There were a few minor scratches, but i filled with a black sharpie and you can't even tell.  Don't tell my daughter :)  I am NOT very strong anymore and kinda scrawny, but after my husband brought the boxes in the house(i could have dragged them in, but why??), I put it together on my day off in about an hour and a half.  Very easy, and it is very sturdy.  I'm giving this a four, because we had to go meet the delivery truck.  Good thing we own a truck.  He said he couldn't bring his truck into our neighborhood...  funny, i saw a Lowe's truck across the street the day before...  They also said they tried to deliver the day before, but didn't even call the house or my cell.  The bed was great, besides the scratches....  and that all worked out.