Not too high not too low.  Beautiful wood.  Such good quality.  Dark but with plenty of light and gleam to it.  Big!  I feel like royalty.  Was worried that a regular kin size mattress would not fit in the bed, because the measurements for the bed are so big.  But I ordered a standard kin size memory foam, and it fits perfectly.  And the bed is SWEET!  I am a believer in having a headboard.  And this is a solid beautiful one.