The good: The wood is quality hard wood. The stair bookshelf is very sturdy, secured with both screws and wood dowels. The bed also seems sturdy. The bad: one of the screw holes in the bed was drilled a little off so we struggled to get the screw to catch the nut. I used the screw to "saw" the hole on the bottom which finally lowered it enough so it would catch the bolt. It was very frustrating in the meantime. Also, two of the side boards for one bed were damaged so we have emailed the company to get these replaced. As long as these are replaced quickly and easily, the bed seems worth the hassle. Again it appears to be very sturdy.