I really like the bed once it's put together. It seems to be sturdy enough and looks real nice. Putting it together wasn't an easy task. My granddaughter and I put it together and maybe it would have been easier for a stronger male than a teenager and a grandma. One of the steel pieces was slightly bent in and I had to use some tools to get it bent out enough to allow it to fit to the connecting piece. Other connecting pieces didn't fit smoothly into place and it took much effort and strength to get them together. Read the directions several times carefully! We found it to be a bit confusing at first. I'm very pleased with the bed. If I ever needed another single bed I'd buy this again, but I'd get someone else to put it together.