I ordered the dark walnut version of this bed, and it’s so beautiful! Definitely 5 stars for the color, weight, and build quality. Feels very sturdy and the mattress feels better supported on this. The slats are held in place with Velcro (see pic). Assembly was relatively easy. The only thing I would change is maybe to add a filler piece in each corner so you can’t see through to the floor (see pic), though a mattress with sharper corners might solve this.