Once we got the bed together it looked nice like the photo.. time will tell how well it holds up. We were missing screws needed and had to go to our local hardware only to find they didn't have the correct length, which meant another trip to a different store, but eventually it came together. Fair warning, none of the holes are pre-drilled, so we took that extra step with assembling the slats to ensure none of the wood cracked. Also, no directions with words, just photos, so I wouldn't recommend buying unless you're fairly handy.