Love this bed. Putting it together was INTENSE as I cannot help and am pregnant. One of the boards did come damaged and I did not realize it until my husband had it together. Not a huge deal but I may see if a small discount could be applied for the board as you can see it at the footboard area, and taking it all apart would be more of a pain. Overall, construction seems high quality and sturdy. The bed does sit very high so our 8” box spring and 11” mattress brings us up to a height of 32”. Keep this in mind - I love high beds but at 5’4” I kind of have to lift myself up a bit. A 5-6” box spring, if made, would be great with our 11” mattress.  We got the white distressed set and love it with our white furniture!