Not as cheap feeling as I was worried about. the frame is a little too long and there is a 4-6in gap at the bottom of the bed. I didnt like how high the mattress was when i used the box spring ( about hip height on me and I'm 5'9) so i put a platform I already had at the bottom and it is perfect. The headboard is really pretty but we keep bumping into the bottom corners of the frame and bruising our shins.