To be honest I thought it looked a little cheap since the bed frame looked too thin and made of cheap materials, hence the reasonable price.  Was more than pleasantly surprised that it actually looks pretty amazing.  Super happy with this purchase.  I put it together solo and it took <1 hour - was pretty easy to assemble.  Only drawbacks - the shelf was a little shorter than i'd like, and the assembly instructions had a step incorrect - was easy to notice but thought I'd mention it (it's where the fabric headboard attaches - the bolt orientation is wrong).  Really nice bed!