The headboard arrived in a box that was ripped apart and barely held together by the remaining tape.  By some miracle the actual piece was not damaged, so that was good.  I also put some light brown wax on the wood frame as it had no finish on it at all....it looks much better and it was very easy to do.  We attached ours to the wall (screws) at the wood frame around the bottom and also put a horizontal piece along the wall behind it so it had something to rest against.  Seems to be a fairly well made piece, it is a bit bowed, but certainly for the price, it is a good deal.  Looks exactly like the photo....