This bed is so beautiful! I am so glad i pulled the trigger on it! We recently purchased a 100 yr old home and wanted furniture that matched the old look and feel of the house. This canopy bed does the trick! Despite what the QA said, we bought an adjustable base with our mattress. It fit perfectly and works like a charm. My husband put the bed together all by himself within two hours (if that). I probably helped with one bar at the top and that’s about it—but he’s super human. Came in three boxes over the course of two days about a week later than was originally stated but it worked out for us. We had our new tempurpedic mattress and adjustable base delivered first and the bed frame came the next day. All in all, we love it… and are sleeping so well!