This bed is wonderful!  It's simple and well constructed, and has a bit of style.  I put it together by myself and it took me about 2 hours.  The instructions were clear and simple to follow.  I love the color, it's a beautiful linen blue. The only negative is that with the mattress centrally positioned you can still kind of see the slats on the sides.  With my duvet, you can't see them.  Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase.