I really did my research on this one and it paid off. I wanted an upholstered headboard and I have a thick box spring and mattress. Many of the first beds I looked at couldn't handle a box spring more than 9" deep; too shallow for mine. This one didn't have a shallow limit in the description and in the picture the box spring and mattress appear deep. I'm glad I gave this one a shot because it worked and looks great.