I purchased this to finish my bedroom, as we didn't have a headboard, nor did we want to break the bank. It's overall size is a tad large, in that we have about a three inch overlay on either side of our Cal King mattress. The assembly was super easy, it's adjustable for whatever height you'd want. The box it comes in is HUGE, and requires two regular sized ppl, or one super sized person (the box isn't heavy, just really cumbersome). And the color is really great. The one thing I noticed was that the headboard isn't braced, so if you need it to be away from the wall, you'll need to brace it as it's a tad wobbly.