I love this bed! Very well made and the material is sturdy and well thought of (ex: there is a strip of thin black foam on the cross piece where the slats rest so there is no squeaking!). The instructions were as bit hard for me to decipher but I made my way through with only a bit of help from my roommate. The wood is a bit darker than on the photos but that makes it even better in my book. All in all, a great find!