This bed is spectacular, but you get what you pay for and this bed is solid. It was so worth the extra money, but Im giving it a 3 because nothing should be this hard or complicated to put together. I highly advise buying an extended phillips head drill bit for when you have to screw the nails in. There are 28 of them, you dont want to be doing that by hand. Also buy gorilla glue because the posts dont stay in. You will also need a magnifying glass and a flashlight. Trust me youll thank me later. You MUST READ THE DIRECTIONS FIRST. And by read I mean stare at the pictures. Saying the directions are difficult is an understatement. Not a single piece is numbered. The bed is solid, the wood is actually real. I got mine in black and I love it. Maybe if they change the way its put together I may give if 5 stars. Make sure you have a good solid 3-4 hours to waste. One last thing. There are exactly enough parts so if youve got parts left over you did something wrong.