Shipped fast, solid quality, nothing was damaged in shipping (came in 4 separate boxes). The bed was easy to assemble for 2 adults. Definitely has a Pottery Barn look/feel to it for less $$! We are using the bed with a box spring and there are three wooden slats with center feet to hold the box spring. The instructions tell us to screw the wooden slats into the side rails (screws provided) which makes sense for stability but there are not pre-drilled holes on the side rails and it would really take some arm muscle to do that and would forever mar the wood of the side rails. So we just placed the wooden slats across the top, middle, and end and are leaving it there without screwing them down. Our 6 yr old son is using the bed so hopefully it will be fine without screwing in the support slats. Time will tell! Overall, I'm happy with the purchase for the look and price of the bed .