Very well-made. All joints and welded connections are smooth and nicely polished. The taupegray finish gives the Swick headboard a nice vintage feel. The metal tone looks awesome with the drawer pulls on our new Carriage Court (by Libery Furniture - also Wayfair ) dressers. I like that the headboard is tall and substantial enough that it isnt swallowed up by my excessive amount of pillows! I believe we recieved a standard king headboard (Ordered a California King) but shipping included adapter plates and all necessary hardware to mount it to our Cal. king bed frame. As it turns out, I like the fact that it extends a couple inches beyond the sides of the matress.