Metal is silver! We were expecting it to be a little darker or closer to a wrought iron color, but it is definitely silver. The wood posts look nice, but this bed would look so much better if the metal was oil rubbed bronze or black. We purchased this for an extra bedroom, so it won't be used hardly at all, which is good because I'm not sure how well this bed would hold up to constant use. I don't know if I would recommend it for daily use, but it suits our purposes.