First of all I just want to say, in reading the reviews before purchasing this bed I was confused as to why people were saying this but it was difficult to put together. It literally took us 45 minutes to put all that together and that is right out of the deliveryman’s hands! We purchased the king size and it is beyond sturdy! The fabric is beautiful and I think it will hold up really well over the years. We purchased this bed in black and it came with gold hardware which I was very excited about because it matched our bedroom! This is our second platform bed from Wayfair and we couldn’t be more happy with this purchase.