I'm so pleased with this headboard! For 7 years we've had a piece of blue board covering up the window that our bed sits against. For about a year I've been looking at different headboards so we could finally let in some light! I never would have dreamed I'd go the metal headboard route but this guy fits the bill to a T for us: it's not all rails so our limbs & pillows aren't sticking through, but the top part is so it doesn't block the light. The price was way under our budget for this investment, and it only sticks out an inch from the wall, which became another really important deciding factor for our space. I was leery of the color, but that looks sharp, too!