This headboard was exactly what I had hoped for. The bedding isn't photo-worthy yet :-) but I think all white bedding with this looks amazing. We have light gray walls (I think it's BM OWL gray) and it looks good. It has straw-y qualities with the color and pattern, in a good way. Like most headboards it's a little wider than the bed so you can see it a little. My husband said he wasn't able to but I'm the bottom screws because they're "hard to get to" but it seems sturdy. We have a heavy duty bed frame so that may be it. He did it relatively quickly but said it was a pain in the !&% But it looks great!