We purchased the bed on April 20th and received it on April 26th so shipping was pretty fast. It arrived in one box and to assemble was pretty easy I assemble it by myself. The only problem I had was trying to screw the slats onto the metal slots.  The bed, in general, is beautiful the picture up top does not do it any justice. The color is a mix of beige and gray.  I am very pleased with my purchase and I can not wait to purchase more furniture to finish out our master bedroom.