The backing material wasn't finished very well and was visible above the headboard on both sides. Also one of the upright supports was split and both were quite flimsy to support a large heavy headboard. I managed to use the more substantial supports from my old headboard and also fix down the backing material by removing staples and then refixing. It all looks good now and I am happy with it, but really should not have had to do my own repairs. We went up the price bracket to get decent quality, but think it was lacking.