I love this bed! Bought the gray linen. Really nice and sturdy. Looks very expensive! I love the tall head board. Bought mattress and used a bunkie board because I didn't want the bed to sit up high. I also added a few more slats for more support. The bottom of the headboard is a little short with just a mattress so the pillows will fall through if you don't have really thick full ones. I put the ones together myself in a little over an hour and I am indeed mechanically challenged. Definitely not worth paying anyone to do it. Also the legs and some pieces came in the back of the headboard so don't be alarmed. Overall, I will give this product 5*