The bed frame looks great, but assembling it was a HUGE pain. Some of the wooden support pieces were not drilled properly so my husband had to re-drill the holes so assembly was possible. And yes, we followed the instructions perfectly and we are certain it wasn’t user error. The overall quality was not what we expected. It does look very nice, but it does seem a little cheap and I worry it won’t last long. We weren’t so disappointed that we wanted to return the item, but we were left dissatisfied and a little frustrated.