The final look is exactly what we were going for and it's the lowest bed we were able to find on the market that didn't just look like a mattress on the floor. However, assembly was difficult as other reviews mention. We had to drill some of our own holes because things didn't line up. Some pieces that should have been identical, weren't. I wouldn't give a big vote of confidence on the quality as it was pretty alarming to see pieces not fit together, as well as some of the other reviews on here. I'd probably give another star if I had paid $200-$300 less for this item.