This is a great bed frame! Was a bit difficult to put together but not impossible. It looks great in the room, it is a fairly average size bedroom and the queen size frame fit with space all around to walk etc. I would say though I had not noticed they didn't use a box spring in the photo and I suggest you do the same. We had a box spring but it made the mattress too high off the ground and you could not see the nice headboard. So no to using a box spring with this frame.