It is true, this crib is very nice looking and durable for the money. However the ameriwood "lifetime" crib has not lasted a lifetime for us. In fact it didn't even make it through one child. This is because my daughter's leg got stuck between the slats resulting in numerous brusies to her knee and thigh and because we couldn't her leg back through we had to cut the one of the slats. This was very painful for her and us not to mention the fact that we now have to buy another crib for our next child.