Love the look of our new bed! Seems sturdy so far as well. We needed a bed with a lower headboard height but didn't want the overall bed to lay too low and this fit the bill. Glad we read the reviews before purchasing because it is difficult to put together. Some of the holes do not line up and the center beam was too wide. Luckily we were prepared and had some tools to drill a new hole and open up the slot for the center beam.