It looks better than the bare wall I had. Is a little flimsy as there is no center support. Edges appear to be hard wood but the panels are essentially like wall paneling. Some of the finish was already peeling. It was missing 2 of the nuts for  the bolts to hold the headboard to the frame. Had 6 bolts but only 4 nuts. I didn't have any narrow threaded nuts so had to use a couple of bolts with nuts I had on hand. Decent price and quick shipping offset the negatives enough for me to keep.