The bed is absolutely beautiful!! The picture doesn't do it justice.  Great workmanship as well. Took my husband less than an hour to have everything assembled. Feels solid.  We did read all the reviews about mattress sizes etc. This is what worked for us - bought a regular sized box spring because my daughter opted for a regular mattress (not pillow top or extra thick foam). Had we gone low-profile, there would have been a gap between the mattress and headboard & you would have been able to see the wall behind the headboard. If you do have a pillow top or tempurpedic mattress those tend to be a little taller / thicker and going with a low-profile box spring probably would be ideal. You can see her box spring a little, but we cured that by buying two like fitted sheets for the mattress & box springs.