My daughter absolutely adores her bed and it had a great color. I love the distressed paint job. It was a little less distress than what we expected, but it still looks really good. It seems very sturdy and a good quality it's made of solid wood.. overall the instructions were easy to understand, and the assembly was pretty simple itself. The desk is huge. I would not recommend it for a taller person. She's 11 but she's 5'3” and she bumps her head a lot when she's under the desk part. But honestly, this was a great purchase. I would definitely buy it again. The only thing I wish was the different is that it had more storage because the shelves are great, but I would like to have had some drawers or more cabinets with doors, but that's just a personal preference!