We love this bed. I was pretty simple to put together and looks really nice overall. Has a little sheen as some of the other reviews have said, which ca't be seen in the pictures. The only complaint I have concerns where the 2 corners of the frame are formed at the foot of the bed. The frame corner is conveniently hidden under the comforter in the picture. The 2 sides and the foot of the bed are made of 3 separate boards. When you assemble everything together, these sides have to butt together at the corners and they are not quite square so they look a little weird. After some wrestling I got them to look good, but not perfect - if this had been better designed his would be the perfect bed. Everything looks great otherwise so I don't think anyone will notice.