This bed is awesome.  It is solid wood and it looks even better than the photos. [...] I put the bed together myself, and I'm not handy by any means.  It took me 2 hours to put this together, and I have to say the instructions could have been clearer.  Putting the actual frame together was easy, however, the slats were a serious pain.  Plus, you realize quickly there are more pre-drilled holes than screws.  Turns out, you don't use all the pre-drilled holes.  Regardless, I highly recommend this bed and looked at many in actual stores.  None of them were close to this quality, and certainly not close on price.