I looked for several weeks for a full size bed to replace the bed in my son's room now that he has moved to his own apartment. This bed is well made, sturdy and beautifully finished. It arrived quickly and took me (by myself) about 30 minutes to assemble. The new mattress and box spring fit perfectly. The footboard is substantial, but not too high for the room. NOTE--the hardware was split between the headboard/footboard box and the metal slats/legs/supports box. I started to panic when I thought I didn't have all of the bolts/nuts/washers, until I opened the second box and realized that there was another package. Whew.