Love this headboard. Was such a good value. Great Quality for a low price. It is as pictured. We have a California king bed and it fit perfectly size wise. We did not attach the headboard, just put it up against the wall and it works great. It took a few minutes to put together, I did it myself. The headboard is very tall and has an elegant look to it, even though it is linen. In my opinion, you could either dress it up, or down. Very versatile. I have it against a darker gray/blue wall and it looks great. It is also softer than what I anticipated. Bonus!