This bed is phenomenal. I can't describe the color blue but it is exactly the shade of the picture. The material is soft and it doesn't have any strange chemical smells. The only downside is that it came in two different shipments (one or two days apart) but that's not a huge deal. It took me two hours to put together because this was my first big build but it would probably take someone who knew what they were doing about one hour. It's really sturdy and I am absolutely pleased.