I was pleasantly surprised by this bed! It's sturdy, seems well-made, and was SIGNIFICANTLY easier to assemble than my last bed, which I bought at a furniture store. Another element I really like about it is that there is no gap between the mattress and the headboard once assembled — our previous bed had a gap, and the pillows would always fall through. I wasn't entirely sure how this bed was going to work out, but it has definitely exceeded my expectations.