Pros 1. Love the look of the finished project. 2. The directions were pretty easy to follow and it took about 3 or so hours to put together. 

Cons 1. It did not come with the correct amount of screws, so we had to go purchase more to complete assembly. 2. The wood doesn’t seem extremely strong...if you you have small kids that like to jump on the bed, teenage kids that are not very gentle on furniture or if there is anyone that will be sittinglaying on it that is on the “heavier side”, I would not recommend. 3. A regular twin sized mattress almost seemed too long, but not wide enough. There is a small gap from the back of the frame to the mattress. (I made it work by hiding it with all my pillows). 4. The pieces weren’t numbered, so we had to compare the pieces to the pictures in the directions to determine what pieces should be used in the next step.