The bed itself is lovely.   A little darker than evidenced in the photo, but overall it is a very handsome bed.  I am only giving it 3 stars because the railings and slats that we were shipped did not fit the full-sized bed we'd ordered.  They were too long and too wide.  

Rather than returning the product we had the slats cut to fit the width.  But now there's a huge gap between the mattress and footboard.  We will make it work for now as it is a bed for my son who will be off to college in a few months.