Fairly sturdy, this is going in a 10year olds bedroom, I’m sure it will hold up. Nice,  smooth, black metal finish. Directions are not too hard to decipher, I will add that nothing is labeled though. Only had trouble with the two headboard screws thats attached it to the frame and legs, they eventually went in but I had boyfriend do it with the screw gun rather than screw driver. I wouldn’t suggest this bed for an adult bedroom, if you know what I mean...