Headboard has a simple design which I like. The color goes well with our antique mahogany furniture. The headboard is a solid piece of wood. We used it with the box spring and the height of the bed is perfect. It also leaves enough of the headboard showing to read in bed. The slats came stringed together and then are screwed into the bed frame which makes it very sturdy. All in all, it is a very solid, beautiful bed for a great price.