I am so in love with this bed. I bought it for our guest room and I'm amazed at how much storage it provides. It literally doubled my closet and I'm using it to store off season clothing- boxes of photographs and other items I don't need on a regular basis. The look of the bed is very neutral which works perfectly in our space. The boxes are heavy but it was fairly easy to set up. I put the bed together myself for the most part with a little help at the end when I was attaching the hydraulic system. The directions were a lot easier to understand than I expected.