Would have preferred the headboard to be larger/taller. The headboard rises up with the screws to hold in place, you are able to make the headboard appear tall but the pillows fall behind it when fully extended. The leather look in between the fabric and rivets; is dark brown. The charcoal colour isn’t as black as it looks in the photo.   We have a low profile boxspring and a thick mattress. The boxspring sits just below the top of the frame.