This bed is simply beautiful. The bed looks mostly well made and of solid construction. There are some gaps where different panels of wood meet others, for example in the footboard. Great Offer Stock provided white glove service and the delivery men were courteous, quick and professional. They assembled the bed and then made sure I was satisfied with were it was placed and its condition before leaving. The whole process took about 45 min from when they rang my bell until they left. They hauled away all packaging. Would have been nice if they'd offered to place the heavy king size mattress on the bed for me since I was alone but I'm sure if I had asked they would have done it. The wood is dark and true to espresso. This bed is also known as the Lancaster on the Abbyson Living website so you can read more about it there, too. Also, I am using it without a box spring so the mattress is lower than pictured, but it is the perfect height for sitting on. As pictured, it would be super tall in my opinion. Basically, my mattress sits all the way into the side board. The head board stands quite tall in comparison to where the mattress top is, but still looks good. The platform slats support the mattress well. I'm pleased with the purchase. It just took super long to get. 3 weeks.