I bought this to use in my son's bedroom but ended up using it in a guest room.  I tried both a double and queen size bed with this headboard and it is, in my opinion, simply too wide to look good with a double bed but looks lovely with the queen bed in my guest room.  It is solid and well constructed and the wood is rich-looking and smooth.  My husband found it easy to attach the bed frame and he is all thumbs when it comes to putting things together.