When folks walk in a furniture store looking for bedroom furntiure the first thing they do is shake the footboard. With our bed brackets you can't shake anything! These make our beds FIRM. Also, notice the fine dovetailing of our slats. These allow your mattress foundation to sit flush all the way around the bed frame, not just on top of slats as is the usual custom. More of the little things from Conrad Grebel that can make all the quality difference in the world!