I absolutely love this bed! I have a full size in the gray and a queen in the cream. The beds are well constructed and met all my criteria!  The gray was darker than I expected based on the picture, however it worked out well for me since I was torn between the gray and dark gray. Also, for my own peace of mind, I added additional slats for support, but don’t think they are absolutely necessary. I have a regular box spring on the queen that sits slightly above the side rails, so I have a box spring wrap on it for appearance sake. My full bed has a low profile box spring which would be ideal for these beds so that there would be no need for bed skirt or box spring cover.