Not quite what I thought, but still a really good bed. All other upholstered beds I've seen from Wayfair pack up into the headboard. The headboard on this is too small for that, so if you move a lot, keep that in mind. You'll want a back up alan wrench because the one that comes with strips easily. The screws that you are supposed to thread into the pilot holes in the platform boards require the alan wrench as well even though a screwdriver would be way more practical for leverage purposes. However, once put together, the bed is way more solid than the individual components would lead you to believe, and because the bed is more low profile, it opens up the room because it doesn't take up as much space. Overall, worth the money.