I love how solid this bed frame feels! We bought it because we liked the idea of having a foot board to 'finish' the bed off, but our mattress is so ludicrously deep (30cm, plus a quilted mattress protector, plus duvet and comforter...) that the foot board doesn't actually stand proud at all. Still, it does provide a nice solid foot to the bed, even if it's not quite what I imagined! I did have to use a little wood glue on the supports that run down the underside centre of the bed, as they never seemed to fully tighten, but it probably wasn't entirely necessary.