This bed was so much better than I anticipated!  It really is really pretty and looks much more expensive than it is.  I ordered it in the gray color for a client. It fit together perfectly - no problems at all.  I am a designer and my GC put it together, so I can not speak to the directions, but he seemed to fly right through it.  My client absolutely loves it and for the price feels like she got a steal!  Also, just an FYI, a low-profile box springs should definitely by used so as not to defeat the purpose of having the finished look of the upholstered rails.  I was nervous about the no-return policy, but well worth the risk!