The bed is very sturdy and pretty BUT BEWARE-someone had the bright idea of putting a HUGE warning sticker with black print on the top of the foot railing and to remove it was a MASSIVE pain. I used Goof Off spray to remove it-but it was SUCH a mess and a pain! Also, the "pre-drilled" holes were not lined up properly which meant getting out my own power drill-but you can't get the drill between the rails-so that made it difficult to get the bed put together. As a result some of the screws did not go in all the way. And lastly, one of the legs of the bed came to us dented. We did not call to replace it though as this is a birthday present for my daughter and we wanted to have it together for her when she got back from camp. SO-if you aren't afraid to scrub, torque, and get over some imperfections then this bed is certainly not worth the money. But if you must stay on a budget-just get ready to put some serious work into this bed to make it nice.