The bed is beautiful. We've had it for a year and it's held up great. It's a bit creaky which is annoying but it's a sturdy bed. The set-up was a challenge lol The directions have like 9 pictures with none of the parts or hardware labeled, no actual words, just pictures of what to do. We were able to figure it out but it took us 2+ hours. Let's just say we earned that good night's rest after a hell of an experience building it haha!