This headboard, Im excited to report, is just excellent! The gray color is a little bit darker than the picture (but that could be a difference in my computer screen). Its classy, and also very comfortable to lean against in bed whilst reading a good book. The tufting is deep, which makes it look way more expensive than it was. We mounted it to the wall (with 4 screws, wall anchors, and washers) because our adjustable tempur-pedic base doesnt have normal queen sized headboard attachments (no fault of the headboard- just a weird temper-pedicure quirk). Love it!!