The bed looks exactly like the photo and did not disappoint because it’s even more beautiful in person. Great quality and sturdy.!! Assembly was very easy to follow. . Based on some of the informative reviews we opted to use a box spring however recommend a king size comforter for full coverage of  queen box spring.  There Was a hiccup with our delivery however Wayfair did a superb job of assisting and made multiple follow up calls to resolve the problem.