Headboard came in 2 peices, both of which were packaged well.  No issues with packing or shipping.  Material is alittle thin. I'm not sure if it due to the cream color or cheaper material.  I was able to put it together quite easy and in a timely fashion.  At this point my only real complaints are that one of last pieces to screw in (the bottom brace board) was too short and did not fit into the screw holes. and the bolts provided did not screw into our metal bed frame.  I was able to push the matress up to the headboard and everything stayed in place for the time being.  Overall, a nice headboard for the price.  (I bought it during the MLK sale).