I ordered this bed to match another bed as I'm moving my 2 sons into the same room.  The color gray is the same gray that you see everywhere so the color was a perfect match.  This bed is LOW, so check the dimensions before you purchase.  Putting this bed together was more difficult than I imagined.  I put together a lot of furniture and was excited to see that the pieces were labeled, however...I got 2 48s and didn't get a 50.  I was able to make it work, but that's annoying.  There are 3 different sizes of dowels!  I've never even seen that before...so make sure you grab the right one as you do have to glue some of them.  I didn't think the instructions were as clear as they could have been when it came to putting the slats on the bed, as you do that twice.  I figured it out after a while, but still it wasn't clear.  All in all, it's a good bed, my son likes it, but for the price I think it leaves something to be desired and the instructions need work.