Love the bed! I ordered the navy blue.. it's more of a dark navy than the picture. I guess because of the lighting they use during the shoot. The box came with instructions on how to build the bed. The bed comes in 2 different boxes. The delivery team brought the bed up for me even though it said porch drop off. They opened the box to make sure everything was there. With this particular bed you don't need a box spring unless you like a high bed. I feel the point of this bed is to show the headboard so I left just the mattress.im happy with my bed choice!