We got the white one.  Easy to put together.  This ladder is a bit smaller than some of them, which we wanted.  It's perfect for us.  When looking at the pictures, I thought there are grooves in the shelves, kind of like shiplap---but that is wrong.  They are not grooved, but instead,  the shelf is made up of small, individual slats with small spaces between them.  I actually like it a lot!.  The slats are flat, and close together.  The paint is well done.  Ours arrived with only one small chip in the paint, which I will fix myself.  I really love this bookcase ladder.  It is perfect!