The bed is just as nice in person as it is in the picture. Looks lovely and was a great addition to our bedroom to jazz it up. I have received many compliments. It took about 2-2.5 hours to put together. The only two issues we had were; shipping took about 6 weeks (expected but we were hoping for less) but the two boxes were shipped separately. One for head board and one for rails. I had to wait am additional week for the second piece to arrive. It was a huge tease since I had been waiting so long already. Second issue is the bed squeaks when you move. Not loud but when I move at night I have to really try to move slow so I do not wake my husband up. It may be better on carpet than on tile.