Bed is as described and works great with our mattress in a box. Assembly was easy and not too time consuming. Though the box was beat up a bit upon arrival, the product is contained within a box inside the shipping box (so, two boxes) and was not dented or chipped. The head board is a little shorter than anticipated, judging from the pictures, but isn't bad. That's the only negative thing I can say about the bed. Overall, a great purchase for the money.