Sturdy and very attractive bed frame. It took me longer to assemble it because I was trying to do it alone, and it became unwieldy  trying to get the headboard and footboard linked together. A recommendation— the markings on the hardware kit are very dull and the screws are almost identical! Break the kit apart, and individually place the screws in well marked categories. I used the wrong-sized screws, (got the medium and next-step medium confused)mistakenly, because I was hurrying, and they were just long enough to push through the wood veneer. Fortunately I caught my error after one panel.