We bought this for my teenage daughter. Its absolutely beautiful! Her room is on the small side so we got her a full size bed. This pic is with out the box spring. We decided on getting the box spring after we saw how low it was and also to support the mattress, as the support beams are thin and not very sturdy. It looks perfect with the box spring. You can still see the entire beautiful headboard. I was worried the box spring would cover up the headboard but it doesnt.