I’ve now had this bed for about 3 years. It was easy to put together by myself, though I initially had some doubts about the quality because when I was putting it together, not all of the pieces fit together quite flush, as though some of the holes were not placed exactly correctly. But for the price I decided to live with it. It has held up. It’s a little creaky, but not the worst I’ve experienced. I’ve not been gentle on this bed, lots of dogs have jumped on and off of it and rough-housed on it, it gets bumped into and knocked against quite a lot. But it’s holding up very well. None of the black coating has rubbed off or gotten scuffed at all. It hasn’t fallen apart on me despite the dubious construction as I was putting together. And it looks very nice. Obviously you get what you pay for but at this price point I think you could do a lot worse. Very happy!