The bed itself is absolutely  beautiful. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because some of the wooden slats were peeling and some of the pre-drilled holes were not quite right. They appeared to have been re-drilled in 3 separate areas. There was even a nail blocking one of the screw-holes. Weird, right? Other than that, it was very simple to set up and it is really sturdy. I was able to put the whole thing together all by myself in about 45 minutes (yes - I'm a girl). Be warned - you CANNOT use a drill to put this thing together. It all gets put together with an Allen wrench (included) so if you have arthritic fingers, get someone to help you.