This first sign should have been the directions, which were stapled backwards and out of order. It was only downhill from there... 

Overall a cheap bed. Materials are poor quality, screw holes are not precise (some are too big and others are too small for the screws), wood isn’t finished (gave us splinters putting it together), and the slats didn’t fit (had to push bed together to make it fit).  Directions were not specific and NONE of the parts were labeled, made for an unnecessarily tedious assembly. Even after it was fully assembled still feels precarious. Color looks beige in pictures but is actually a medium shade of grey.  Queen size mattress didn’t fill the entire frame, still slight space between mattress and bed frame. 

Conclusion - if you are looking for a long-lasting, nice quality, sturdy queen bed, look elsewhere.