We are getting a Labrador Retriever from a lab rescue, and we rescued a maltipoo this fall who sleeps in our queen size bed with us. We figured were gonna need a bigger bed, and we decided on this one. Its so much prettier in person! And it was easy to put together. The headboard and footboard feel soft, like velvet. Id also like to add that we ordered 9 box springs and a 15 mattress from Puffy. The bed was way too high with both. We removed the box springs, and the mattress was the perfect height for a normal size bed. Meaning we arent straining our knees to get up. We get up from chair height.