I have been looking for at least 6 years for a headboard both my teenage son and I would agree on.  This headboard was it!  It is a very simple design and goes with his furniture perfectly.  I have very bad back problems and arthritis, but that did not stop me and and my son from putting it together.  It wasn't easy because I alway manage to put at least one section together backwards. Take your time and have an attitude that that type a thing will happen and just go with it.  It is heavy and was hard for me to maneuver, but we did it.  Item arrived quickly and was packaged well.