I did a lot of research and review searching before making this purchase. It did not meet my expectations. I wouldnt say its cheaply made but theres a lot that could be done better for the price of this bed. Ive gotten much cheaper beds that were easier to build and didnt take short cuts. This isnt a typically platform bed and will need a box spring. The foot board is a piece of sticky velcro that you stick on the metal and then attach a skirt to it. We cleaned it with rubbing alcohol before applying the strip and its still constantly coming off. The box the bed came in was thrown around a lot and busted a spot in the back of the headboard and crushed a large spot in the front. If the bed was a 100 bucks Id stay you got what you paid for but it wasnt.