I spent weeks looking for a bed on a budget, after reading many reviews, i decided to buy this bed. The reason why i took a star off was because while building the bed, some parts would not go into other parts. I was forcing parts into one another to make them fit. Besides that i am very pleased with the finished product. Bed is white metal but tuffed headboard is a bit off white. I have a memory foam mattress on  the bed. I am considering getting a low profile bed in the future. came in 2 boxes. took 2 hours to build.all tools needed to build are provided.