Well to say I was surprised by the quality was a understand the fabric is a velvety like fabric very soft, it wasnt to difficult to put together, I did order a king so it was clumsy and needed another person my boyfriend put 99.99 of it together I helped when it came to needing to put the slates on, I was very concerned about the bed as it didnt look sturdy, it is surprisingly sturdy! Weve had the bed about a month or so now, absolutely love! Also no boxspring. J ordered the 14 inch mattress and it fits the bed perfectly