While I was assembling the box I was thinking please ask me to review this thing.  However after it was all together I was more than pleased.  It is sturdy.  Only a fraction of the litter that used to on the floor comes out now.  Yay!! My cat is 15 years old, she found her box immediately.  And it actually makes a good addition to the living room.  The color is definitely espresso. Just like the dark coffee beverage. Others mentioned they thought it was too dark, but it is as I expected.