Before I purchased this bed, I sent a question asking if I could use my current headboard with the frame. The answer I received was an unequivocal yes. That was the reason I bought it. Now I have had to make a few trips to Home Depot trying to figure out a way to make this work. I am highly frustrated to say the least. Now for the good ... I am finding this relatively easy to build (other than attaching to my headboard) and I am finding it to be of good quality and would have no problem giving it 5 stars had I not been misled about my headboard.