Please excuse the blankets on the floor. I was surprised with the quality of this bed. The material is nice and the diamondsstuds are secured nicely. We did not use a low profile box spring as suggested. It left a gap in between the mattress and headboard. So we used a regular size box spring. My only complaint is that the slats that go under the box spring are wooden instead of metal. With kids they might be tempted to jump on the bed and the slats could break. But over all it is a cute bed. Easy to put together and great quality for only around 200.