Simple, basic headboard - seems like laminate over composition wood but from a distance and for the price and what it's function is - it is suitable and works for me fine.  It did arrive without any hardware package though - pretty frustrating to have to run to the hardware to buy the needed bolts.  I am thinking the hardware package fell out of the damaged box during shipping.. it would be nice if the factory packaged it a little better and secured the hardware package from being loose and falling out.