This bed is even better than I expected! The velvet is super soft, however, the foam in the headboard is not. Assembly was very easy -- took my boyfriend and me about 30 minutes. We did use a drill instead of the provided allen wrenches, which helped a lot. I bought this to use with a new adjustable bed. The description specifically states that it works with adjustable beds, however, the wood bars that run along the side pieces (used to hold the slats or a boxspring) interfered with the frame fitting around the adjustable base. We had to take the bed apart and remove the wood pieces then reassemble the bed. This wasn't difficult -- just involved removing about 8 screws on each, but it would've been nice to know it needed to be done before the delivery of the adjustable base. Overall, I'm really pleased with the purchase.