Bed looks exactly like it did in the photo. It seems sturdy and took about 2 hours to put together with 1-2 people but can be done on your own. Fits a 12 in. mattress which is what I have in the photo. I like to have the footboard displayed as it makes the bed look complete but I have the mattress, fitted and flat sheet tucked into the footboard so I can’t tuck the blanket in it as well bc there’s not enough room for it. I pulled the blanket back a little in the photo for the footboard to show. Overall good buy for the price