Bought this bed for a eight year old boy, and would keep it for myself.  Easy to construct, substantial and good looking, but not too heavy.  I think this will last for years.  I wondered how the platform would work out as far as keeping the mattress in place. So far, the mattress doesn't slip, even when we're reading in bed and resting against the headboard.  I bought this combination with one of the memory foam mattresses and it is very comfortable.