I had to remove and refit the metal ends of the side boards so that they would actually seat properly into the head and foot boards, but other than that it's nice. I sleep with two pillows and the bottom one typically has a satin pillowcase on it. That pillowcase has been torn up already (a little over a month) from being slid along the headboard, so no more satin pillowcases. If I did it over again I'd go for the upholstered head/foot board model.