This bed looks nice and seems fairly sturdy.  My husband and I put it together in about an hour.  It is rather low to the ground (as you would expect with a platform bed) and we paired it with a 10" mattress from Allswell.  We still have room underneath for some rolling bins.  As others have stated, the headboard is not as high as you might desire, but as long as you don't pile the top with pillows, you can still see it just fine.