This is made of MDF aka particle board with laminate "wood" finish. The description says "made of wood and manufactured wood," so I figured the headboard was real/solid, and the rest of it might be MDF.  I was wrong; the entire thing is MDF except for the wood slats, which are very flimsy/thin and seem like balsa wood. There was a chip out of the front corner of one of the headboard pieces we received, but MDF is so heavy and so difficult to unpack, we decided to keep it rather than attempt to repackage everything for a return. The "wood"  pattern on the headboard we received is exactly the same on both planks of the headboard, so it does not look great. One faux "knot" on each plank. Looks like wrapping paper where the pattern repeats. Nothing like the picture online. Also: requires much assembly - not difficult, but time-consuming. 20 pages of directions, took 2 people 3 hours to get it assembled.