I read some of the other reviews that said how easy it was to put this together and I have no idea why. The headboard does look lovely...Good quality, nice, rich charcoal color. But there are no pre-drilled holes in the back of the headboard and the screws that come with it are thick and flat and impossible to screw in. I had to break out the drill and even then I needed pointy screws. Then, It MIGHT fit on a standard metal frame but it did not match up with the holes on the platform style frame I bought (also on this site). I bought two and are using them to create a King-converts-to-Twin bed for a guest rental. I ended up having to McGuyver the thing to get it to work.