Love the bed. The headboard is very tall that gives it a dramatic look. I purchased the bed with a lucid 10 inch gel matress, but thank God we already had a metal base foundation bedframe cause if not, only using the slabs/inserts the bed came with it would be so low that you would feel close to the floor. Something to definitely check out or get a 14 or 16 inch mattress. Bed was not hard to build, except that the holes of the headboard did not line up with the predrilled holes, so my husband used nails with a power drill, it worked, and also feels sturdier. Overall, love our new bed.