It’s sturdy . It’s not exactly gold more like a deep dark gold. So I wish it was more metallic color but I was aware it was going to be darker because I had read the reviews before purchase it was easy to build. Definitely 2 hours and 2 people. Lol there’s no shortcuts. You need a box spring at least 6 inches. You can’t just put the slats from ikea. Overall I love it. Very happy with my purchase.