It looks nice now that its put together - but it arrived broken so I had to get the pieces replaced, and the paint is still a bit chipped on the sides, which isn't the worst thing in the world, but it doesn't look brand new. It wasn't hard to put together and the instructions were decent, but it definitely took a bit of playing around with, especially since I did it alone. It looks cool, and my mattress fits fine, so for the price it was a great deal, but I might have to repaint the sides or put some kind of tape around the edges to prevent future chipping.