Bed looks great in our room. I was worried that the bed would look weird with both our boxspring and our tempurpedic mattress but it looks fine, the headboard doesn't look too short or anything. The bottom of the bed is low to the ground so don't plan on storing stuff under it unless it's less than 4 inches tall. My husband put the bed together, he didn't seem to have any trouble doing it. I'd say it took him about an hour from start to finish. I looked at A LOT of upholstered beds online and I'm glad I went with this one. A lot cheaper than other websites' beds but no scrimping on quality.