I searched for a long time on the internet to find a white bunkbed for my daughter's room, and I'm very happy with my purchase of this bed. The "blue slats" shown in the picture actually turned out to be much more of a periwinkle or purple color, but this actually matched my daughter's room better than the blue would have. Luckily, my husband is very handy or I would have been in big trouble trying to put this bed together - it's definitely a two-person job, and one of them needs to be strong and very handy with tools and reading directions! It took us about two hours to assemble, but once it was done, it was well worth the effort. The bed is very solidly constructed, and it looks beautiful. I saw similar quality beds to this one selling for well over a thousand dollars, so I feel we got an incredible value - especially considering the shipping costs were negligible! I'd definitely purchase this bed again or recommend it to a friend. Thanks Overstock!