The headboard looks and feels great... very sturdy. I installed it myself in probably about 2 hours. However, my King sized mattress was far too short for the KING bed that I purchased (I doublechecked and I did in fast purchase the KING, not the CALI KING). There was a large gap in between the end of the bed and my mattress. However, I was able to move the screws connecting the bed frame to the headboard about 4 inches and that did the trick. So ended up being an easy fix.