the headboard is nice and substantial, heavy, the color that I chose is dark brown. However, it does not fit with every bed frame such as the Innovative Bed Frame sold by Wayfair. The innovative bed frame is really nice but its very high. The holes for the headboard dont line up at all. If you line them up with the holes on the bed frame, it lifts the headboard off the floor by about 6 in. It just doesnt work. I had to use zip ties to get the headboard to work out.