Our son loves his new bed. It is incredibly solid with lots of storage space and will no doubt last him for years (he is 8). We paid Room to Grow to put the bed together which was well worth the expense. They took the packaging away with them and was done in 2 hours. Fantastic! It would be good for Room to Grow to stock a bedside shelf that fits, so be aware if you are buying this that the bed frame is very thick at the same end as the head would go, and most bedside shelves will not attach. We bought ours from another retailer although would have loved to have been able to buy it from Room to Grow.