I love the look of the bed, but the smell of the material is extremely strong. Also, the slats did not fit properly and we had issues screwing it in. The headboard is not made of that velvet material. It is a black board and you Velcro the velvet material on top of it. It still came out nice and sleek looking. I'm happy with the purchase, but between the smell, the grey color instead of taupe and the issues with the slats, I had to give this bed 3 stars. It is a little noisy too.