It's a lot shorter than I expected (my fault for not looking closely at the dimensions), but they use an 8" mattress to demo. I don't know anyone who has an 8" mattress and it certainly wouldn't be comfortable on a platform bed. A 12" mattress means the pillows cover the headboard when made. Also, per usual with Wayfair, 1 of the sets of holes didn't match up and I couldn't use one of the screws I was meant to. I don't have the power tools to drill a bigger hole in metal. Every time I buy something from Wayfair, I'm reminded that the quality is poor and that I should have paid more for well-made furniture.