This bed is just as pictured, the color and quality are fantastic, it's very sturdy. My 5 year old son loves it, the fort area underneath is his favorite. My husband and I put it together in about an hour and a half, we used a drill which probably saved us about 2 hours. The instructions were very clear. I purchased a mattress that is 10 inches high which fits well, anything lower would have been a lower quality mattress and not comfortable. My only concern is the listed weight capacity, it says 165 pounds. With the weight of the mattress, I feel like I can't lay with my son, I weigh 130 lbs, he is 45 lbs. which puts us well over the 165 total. I have been on it by myself, I'm sure it will be fine I just don't want to test it an break his new bed!! Overall a great buy especially for the price.