Beautiful bed, not so easy to put together -- I'm worried some of the many screws I tightened will come loose again -- but once it was up it looked exactly as promised. It is solid wood, all of the pieces, heavy, and beautiful once assembled. I put the queen size bed together by myself in about 1.5 hours. I have a full size box spring and a good sized mattress and it all looks great. You could also use a low-profile box spring.