This bed is very nice wood and when put together is very sturdy.  The only drawback was that I wasn't aware that it came in about 50 pieces.  I expected two headboards and two footboards pre-assembled.  But it was not.  Every single post had to be secured to each piece of wood.  It has taken my husband about 6 hours spread out over several evenings to get it together.  Plus each piece of wood has a sticker that has to be taken off with goo-be-gone.  If I had known it was in so many pieces I would have shopped otherwise.