I shopped online for an upholstered bed for a long time.  I finally decided on this bed and it was a great choice.  I love how neatly the parts were packaged. I chose to get it with a platform base so that I did not have to buy box springs.  The parts for the headboard were neatly packed in the back of the headboard and secured with elastic. We loved how tidy it was when it was shipped. All three large boxes were well packed and arrived un damaged. Assembly took my husband and I over 90 minutes but it wasn't particularly challenging (interruptions from kids account for some of that time). The color of the fabric is a perfect neutral linen and the fabric looks very high end in our master suite.