Firstly, the material is way nicer than I imagined; it is incredibly soft and plush with no shedding. Secondly, it was super easy to put together. The only issue we had is with our pillow top mattress, it looked ridiculous up on the slatted frame- taking over more than half of the headboard. We simply took out the metal legs under the slats, put the slats directly on the floor then our mattress on top of that. It looks so elegant and welcoming and highlights the curve of the sides as well as the headboard. The only issue is that our headboard is not quite perfectly round- it has a bit of a flattened part on top.