This bed is beautiful! I absolutely love the height of the headboard (we do not use a box spring, and have a 12" mattress). It was a pain to assemble though, and partially just due to poor design. The provided bolts and allen wrench weren't sized right and took forever to work with. Also there is a significant space between the end of our King mattress and the end of the bed. Not sure why. We have a Tuft and Needle mattress. We will probably DIY a footboard to fill up the space.