I love my beautiful new headboard it matches the base perfectly. It arrives all in pieces and it's very helpful to use a drill to assemble the 7 pieces but it can also be done by hand with a screw driver. The diagrams in the instructions were a tiny bit confusing but I managed to figure it out all by myself on my second try. I think it's perfect but you may need someone to hold one side while you fasten it into the base.