My husband and I absolutely adore this bed. It's so elegant, and exactly what I needed to make my master a masterpiece. We decided, based on the sturdiness of the frame itself and other reviews to use a metal frame, instead of the wooden slats that came with it. I didn't want the squeaking of the wood, and we wanted to make sure the frame lasted. We used low profile twin box springs for our king bed. We wanted to make sure we saw as much of the beautiful detail of the headboard as possible. There was a little smell to the fabric right out the boxes. So we let it off gas for a couple days before putting together. And yes, I said boxes, there were 3 big boxes lol. But no complaints here. Five stars all around.