only negative is that these photos are a bit deceptive: they make it look like the headboard/footboard rise much higher than they do in real life... looking back now, I see they staged the photo with a VERY skinny mattress/toppper. I still really like the bedframe, but if your mattress is 8in+ thick and/or you have more than 2 flat pillows, you just won't be able to see the design of the bedframe as much it these pictures make it seem