The headboard looks lovely and is just what I was looking for. The price was righr. The finish is not perfct, but is quite good enough and needed no touching up. There was no damage or shipping issues. As mentioned by others the headboard is simply too short for any "modern" mattress/frame combination, so we did drill new holes and "rig" it a bit. If you're not prepared to do that, then don't buy this piece. Having read the other reviews, I was forwarded of the shortcomings of this piece and was prepares to accept and deal with them. In the end, I have a very nice looking headboard at an affordable price. Warning...the 1st headboard style I ordered was out of stock and I didn't find the website made that clear. I ended up ordering the wrong color and had to return it at my expense.