The color is WAY off! It's pictured as more of a charcoal gray color, which is exactly what I wanted, but in reality it's definitely just an espresso finish. It also appears in the photos as a straight front, but in person it curves in, which leaves these pointy corner edges sticking out, not very practical for anyone who has kids, I can already see one of mine getting impaled... While it wasn't TERRIBLE to put together, some of the screws stripped and NONE of the holes for the backboard were started which means I had to get a drill and start all 28 of them myself.. I don't 'hate' it, but yes I do... it's not really what I wanted and if it weren't such a pain to take apart and return, there's no way I'd be keeping this. The only reason I even gave it 2 stars is because the heater CURRENTLY works.