The bed is gorgeous! My 3 year old is just transitioning into a twin size bed and this was perfect!!! She loves the "carriage" aspect of it, and says it is her princess bed. It seems very sturdy to me, however, I would not recommend putting a child that likes to hang on things in this bed, as the canopy structure is not going to hold. I had to buy a canopy that would work for it and I recommend the round ones that hang from the ceiling, in a queen size to cover the whole canopy surface.