I moved to a new place where the kids have a smaller room—needed a bed for my 10 and 11-year-old boys. I let the youngest pick if it was going to be metal or wood since he'd be on the top bunk and using the ladder. I like the storage space under it which is taller than their previous frames allowed. It was a bit of a mess setting up, but nothing a vacuum can't handle. Best to have two people assemble it. I found a couple of wire bins to hang off the side of the top rails so the youngest didn't have to make unnecessary trips up and down the ladder.