I just received two shelves and was extremely impressed with the wood and quality, but not the honey color.  They are very reddish brown and very different than the picture shown (which is disappointing to me). I almost returned them at a cost of $14 return shipping fee, but they are priced right so I decided to live with this color. I read other reviews, and they mentioned the color was off.  Unfortunately, they didn't go into detail about the red color. They seem easy to assemble after reading the instructions, but the shipping package did not have the hardware pack so will have to install later.  I would highly recommend these in another color, or only order honey if you want a medium reddish brown  color.