Bought this bed in a twin XL size. The tulip poplar wood is beautiful and much more durable than a soft wood like pine. The wood is unfinished but pretty enough to stand on its own. It was fairly easy to put together but some of the wood screws were difficult to drive into the wood by hand and I had a very sore hand for two days afterward. Once the wood screws were in, the rest of the bed went together very quickly. The bed is taller than I expected. I put a 12" mattress on it and it's definitely taller than a typical bed but it's nice to have some storage space underneath.