This bed frame is great! Well made, nice looking, the bed doesn't slide around. I am living in a small space and it was just what I needed. I'm not sure how easy it would be to build on your own as you need someone to hold the head and base boards in place to attach the middle frame, but my mom and I put it together in 30 minutes or less and found it very easy to assemble. Although the wood is unfinished, it is sanded smooth and not rough. The green tinge in the wood has definitely disappeared as the wood oxidized.