After reading quite a few reviews, decided to go ahead and order the bed. It's a very me style and I desperately needed the storage space (plus, less room for cat shenanigans under the then-current bed frame. Boxes arrived in fine shape, no components broken at all. I was actually fairly impressed with the construction and having rebuilt a deck from scratch and replacing subflooring, that's none-too-shabby. The long slats are well-supported by the slots and the drawer sides, so am not anticipating any warping there, though next time we go about changing up the bed, may come back and add to the review. The slats are bare wood, so do watch for splinters (they got us a few times).I would recommend a second pair of hands for putting this together, though as another review stated, it can be done with just one person. Might get a tiny bit frustrated putting the footboard pieces on as that requires getting both sides and all slots to behave at once, even with two people. Slats stayed in their slots (and oh, do I love that feature - no sliding slats!) once we got the frame secured. Drawers slid in nicely with a big of squaring (on carpet) and the drawers themselves were easy to assemble. So far, so good. It's currently holding a boxspring and a softside waterbed (having dealt with many waterbeds, no concerns over support or we would've used extra wood and l-brackets, which are life savers - always have them in your toolbox). If you want to buy this frame and are concerned with support, go ahead and buy the l-brackets or have them on hand - it never hurts to have them. There was some slight discoloration on a few of the drawer bottoms, but nothing structural, and it's a drawer. Sizing seems good for standard mattress. It is a few inches taller than my previous frame, so my beagle has a bit more trouble getting on the bed, but so far, that's the only drawback. ;)Our idea of easy-to-assemble may vary wildly from someone else's. If you're used to putting together beds, desks, bookcases, etc., you shouldn't have much of a problem here. All you need is a screwdriver of some sort and the included allen wrench. If you're not comfortable with those types of projects, just take it slow. We did not get a separate headboard, so cannot speak to that.