This is a very good bed frame. It took about 30 minutes to put together once I organized all the pieces. This is extremely sturdy once put together. I purchased the queen size. I have a mattress in a box and you cannot feel the frame. No difference between a box spring or not.

There was nothing I didn't like about this bed frame - my 14yr. old grandaughter assembled it so that tells you how easy it was - just follow the rules. It's very solid.

I got this bed because it was budget friendly. It was pretty long to put together, took a busy mom a whole weekend. But the results were amazing, very sturdy frame as my toddler jumps in the bed constantly and there hasn't been any loosening screws or bending of the frame. The shelves are nice but too small for a book. Buy it, you'll be nicely surprised.

My husband and I were able to assemble this bed in a couple of hours (it could have been faster if the dog hadn't been helping) - the instructions are not a masterpiece of clarity but this is offset by the ease of the racheted wrench included for for assembly. The bed's pieces are sturdy, solid wood, very nicely finished. It is totally quiet, and it fully supports our fancy schmantzy hybrid mattress better than the platform we were using before. Everybody's sleeping better.