My 7 year old loves her new bed.  Her friends and sister are all jealous.  And I think it is a look that she will still enjoy as a teenager.  I bought four inexpensive 63" X 40" white curtains to hang from the sides to make it fun.  63" curtains are long enough to come to the bottom of the mattress, but do not reach the floor.  80" curtains would be about 10" too long.  We decided that the mattress was really too high with the box springs we already had.  I was surprised to see metal support slats for for the mattress.  They look really sturdy.  I am really happy with this bed at this price point for a kid rooms.