Beautiful bed.  Came in 2 pkgs, delivered a day apart.  Pretty easy to assemble, less than an hour.  It has a metal railing on both sides that actually hold up both the headboard and footboard. That will narrow the depth under the bed (for any storage purposes).  The posts are made of metal with a wood look, but looks real nice anyways.  This be will require a metal bed frame to hold up your mattress and box spring.