The bed is sturdy solid wood which I carefully read reviews to ensure. Opening the boxes was a little overwhelming as there are so many pieces. My husband did most of the work alone and with many short breaks had it done in about 4 hours. Having read the reviews I’d warned him about double checking pieces were facing the right way to avoid back tracking. We are very pleased with the final result. I’d have given 5 stars but there were a few pieces with minor damage regardless of the boxes they shipped in being in great condition. Picture enclosed of the worst blemish.