The bed is just as described on the website. It took my fiancé and I about 3 hours to build but the small pieces were all labeled, which helped a lot. The gas pistons were very hard to close as first but it should get easier after a few attempts. Also, we tried putting our box spring on the bed and it makes the bed extremely high. It says you can use a box spring with the bed but also the headboard will be very short. Overall, we love the bed and the quality is excellent!