Okay, for you out there, they sent us the wrong bed the first time.  They sent it to us in WHITE.  Like pure, brilliant, bleached your teeth, white.  So if you got that, you are not crazy (since technically they don't even sell the white color), they just sent you the wrong bed. Upon receiving the right bed, the antique white is nice.  It wasn't too difficult to assemble, though it took my husband and me a little time.  Ours aligned just fine, just make sure you don't put anything on backwards.  Looks nice.  FYI, our box spring shows though because it's not super deep setting. So we have to buy something to cover the box spring still.