Love this bed and the affordable price point! It looks exactly as pictured and even arrived a day early. The boxes were very large (and heavy) so make sure you have help moving them. Everything went together according to the directions. We have the king size and tried it with boxspring first, but it raised the mattress too high so we removed the boxspring. It is comfortable without a boxspring and is a good height. Only negative is that there is a gap of a few inches between the mattress and the frame and we have a standard king mattress. We pushed the mattress all the way against the top of the headboard so the gap is at the foot of the bed and isn't really an issue, but just something to note.