I simply love my new bed!! It is definitely grey; a beautiful, light grey (what I was after anyways) but online it looks beige. Many reviews online complained about a gap between the mattress and the frame, however I think its great for tucking in your comforter and giving a made bed a nice sleek and tight look. Assembly is a pretty easy, so long as you have two people. I love it so much that my parents are buying it for their guest bedroom so I feel at home in their new house :-) I hope you enjoy it too!