I’m picky about furniture and I have been looking for a bed for years!  I have an adjustable bed and I have had a hard time finding a bed that was functional, traditional and pretty. This is a very solid piece of furniture and is absolutely beautiful.  It is a very classic dark cherry color and coordinates with all of my other traditional cherry bedroom furniture.  I can’t speak to durability because we have only had it a few days, but I don’t foresee any issues.  My husband and I assembled it in about an hour and we didn’t rush at all.  It was surprisingly easy, all parts and pieces were accounted for and even had extra screws, etc. I could not be more pleased!