This is a beautiful, very well constructed bed. The fabric is soft and rich-looking. The assembly was straightforward with no issues (took us about 2 hours from unpacking to final assembly). I gave it 4 stars because there is a very strong chemical off-gassing. I had to open the windows for a bit every day (in Illinois winter) to allow the smell to dissipate. After 4 days the smell is still present, but less. We have a warm-up coming this weekend, so perhaps we can rid the smell with an extended period of open windows.