It’s been about two months now and my daughter and I love this bed. She is four and a confident climber, and I have my full size bed underneath in an L shape in case she tips over the rail. I wouldn’t recommend this bed for that age unless you have this set up and you’re child is confident climbing up and down ladders by themselves. I bought this kind of bed for that exact reason, I wanted the L shape so she could have her own bed without loosing space in our shared room. I love the bookcase feature, and the reason a full size fits underneath is because you can put the ladder on any long side you want, so I put it in front of the book case. My bed fits just fine underneath with a few inches clearance on each side.I am more than confident with furniture assembly, It took me a whole day to build by myself. I wish the screws were clearly labeled because some of them look very similar in the instructions. It’s helpful to look at the part number and pay attention to the quantity they give, then label them accordingly…that will help you differentiate between which screws to use. YOU WILL NEED A RUBBER MALLET AND DRILL OR IMPACT. There are braces and slats that don’t have predrilled holes for the screws. It is in the instructions, but not in a very noticeable spot.There is definitely an off gassing which my asthma didn’t like at all, it lasted maybe a week. I felt like I was breathing in wood dust. But once that went away I haven’t had any issues. Wiping all the pieces down to remove dust might help with that, idk.I saw people complain about sturdiness, this bed is as sturdy as it gets for a loft bed, as long as you’re putting it together properly it’s not going to come crashing down and it doesn’t feel like an earth quake every time you climb in the bed. It’s going to move, that’s normal.Overall I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. It saves space, provides extra storage, is sturdy, and my kid isn’t kicking me in the back anymore. It’s a win all around. I’d buy it again.