After months of debating we finally decided on this bed only for it to be out of stock.(Feb 18) However my alert came back in a few weeks that it was available. It came sooner than we were told which was fantastic!  The boxes were slightly damaged however the bed was fine! My husband put it together quickly, said it was easy.  The bed frame is gray and the bed is dark brown but fortunately our dust ruffle covers it up. The bed is very sturdy.  We are getting rid of a heavy oak bedroom suite and this makes the room look so much bigger! I can't wait to buy/finish the rest of the room!!