For the price you really cannot beat the quality, and it looks great as well. The wood is soft, likely pine, but it is real wood at least. I was somewhat put off by some of the reviews that stated it was difficult to put together, however I did not find that that was the case. It is tedious, there are a lot of parts, but it took me about an hour or so and I did not need anyone else to help. The reviews stating it took six hours and three people are quite an exaggeration. I did not follow the instructions, which would have you assemble the three sides and then somehow try to connect all three while placing the back section without all the slats falling out. Instead I built the two sides, connected them loosely with the lower rails, and then installed the bottom rail for the slats. I tightened the lower screws more, so as to make a V shape, put the slats in and then finally set the top rail which snapped right into place. Basically Just build the two sides, and connect them with the lower rails, and build the back section in place. This works out much better than how the manual tells you to build it and only requires one person.
and it looks great as well
For the price you really cannot beat the quality, and it looks great as well. The wood is soft, likely pine, but it is real wood at least. I was somewhat put off by some of the reviews that stated it was difficult to put together, however I did not find that that was the case. It is tedious, there are a lot of parts, but it took me about an hour or so and I did not need anyone else to help. The reviews stating it took six hours and three people are quite an exaggeration. I did not follow the instructions, which would have you assemble the three sides and then somehow try to connect all three while placing the back section without all the slats falling out. Instead I built the two sides, connected them loosely with the lower rails, and then installed the bottom rail for the slats. I tightened the lower screws more, so as to make a V shape, put the slats in and then finally set the top rail which snapped right into place. Basically Just build the two sides, and connect them with the lower rails, and build the back section in place. This works out much better than how the manual tells you to build it and only requires one person.