I know a lot of people were worried about the vine-looking part being made of plastic....I could actually tell in the website picture, so I knew what I was getting into. I deliberated for a long time because I thought it would look so much better made out of wood and I was worried the plastic would look "cheap".....nope. Very pleased with my purchase. The bed looks great, and it has been very sturdy (been about a month now). The directions were hardly directions and I didn't even want to try so I asked a friend for help....he even struggled, and there's still a piece of the bed on backwards (haha). I'll flip it eventually, but I just wanted to give a positive review because this is a really cute, awesome bed!