This set came carefully packaged, with no damaged pieces. The instructions are clear, the bags of hardware marked well and easy to navigate. The wood is solid, so larger pieces like the bed frame and five drawer chest go together easier with help. Though these pieces in “driftwood” look very pale in the sample pictures, they’re not nearly as cream-colored in real life. The color is really only present where it’s been brushed against the grain, and it gives the set an aged look, not a chalk-paint look. The bed frame is sturdy, the nightstands spacious, and the chests of drawers have a decent amount of room in them (at least two large suitcases worth of clothes fit).

Key take aways have a partner or two to help when putting together the five drawer nightstand, so the delicate pegs in part 7 don’t snap or start to break.