Love the bed, was exactly what I wanted. The talc is like a nice light heather grey. Bed would be impossible to assemble alone, barely able to do the side wings with just 2 of us & it would be nice if the hardware & pieces were actually labeled, not knowing for sure which side was which on the base & the washers being very similar but with a slightly larger hole was difficult to figure out at first. The bed is very sturdy, much better than the basic bed frame we were using. Overall I’m happy with my purchase.