It is a beautiful bed overall once constructed. It was not the easiest thing to put together though. My husband is in construction and thank goodness for his tools/skills. The allen wrenches provided with the bed would have been sufficient, but for putting together the headboard with the allen wrenches alone, it would have taken weeks (I am not exaggerating. You can only do half a turn at a time because the allen wrench hits the back of the headboard. We had a drill with the right attachment so it only took us 2 hours to assemble-- if you love the bed and don't have tool skills or a handy friend, I would pay for assembly no questions asked!). The material is not what I expected and is frayed ever so minorly in spots and the slats are quite thin and I am afraid over time I will have to replace them or add more slats. But i coulr not find another headboard this tall...and that is what I wanted most of all.