This bed frame arrived in two boxes on separate days. I was super excited to put the bed frame together. The pieces are veneer wood with metal rail to hold the wooden slacks for the mattress. Overall, it’s an amazing bed frame of good quality. It is exactly as the photo shows. The only reason I’m giving the bed frame 4 stars is because the head board came damaged. I did call Wayfair and they are sending replacement parts. If you’re looking for a bed frame I highly recommend this one especially because Wayfair does right by the customer when something is damaged.