The bed is very pretty once assembled. Assembly is not difficult but it takes a very, very long time. I bought this bed specifically for the under bed storage drawers. Theyre great in that they fit so much but theyre SUPER annoying to open and close. They arent on rails, just on wheels located under them. There is a weird mechanism by which they secure to the bed. You have to push them in all the way (and make sure theyre aligned because remember, they arent on rails attached to the bed) and then sort of lift them so that a little peg goes into a hole in the bed frame, then let it drop down. They dont just open and close easily.
Also, the headboard looks great with no pillows on the bed but when you do put pillows on, they pretty much hide the entire thing. The headboard could definitely be a little taller in my opinion.
My last criticism is that the underbed drawers extend for the entire length of the bed, which prevents you from being able to have side tables. If you have side tables and want to access the two drawers that are closest to the headboard, you would have to move those side tables each time.
Although I did find three things that werent wonderful about this bed, I will say that its sturdy and it looks pretty.
Long assembly, difficult drawers...
The bed is very pretty once assembled. Assembly is not difficult but it takes a very, very long time. I bought this bed specifically for the under bed storage drawers. Theyre great in that they fit so much but theyre SUPER annoying to open and close. They arent on rails, just on wheels located under them. There is a weird mechanism by which they secure to the bed. You have to push them in all the way (and make sure theyre aligned because remember, they arent on rails attached to the bed) and then sort of lift them so that a little peg goes into a hole in the bed frame, then let it drop down. They dont just open and close easily. Also, the headboard looks great with no pillows on the bed but when you do put pillows on, they pretty much hide the entire thing. The headboard could definitely be a little taller in my opinion. My last criticism is that the underbed drawers extend for the entire length of the bed, which prevents you from being able to have side tables. If you have side tables and want to access the two drawers that are closest to the headboard, you would have to move those side tables each time. Although I did find three things that werent wonderful about this bed, I will say that its sturdy and it looks pretty.