I'm happy with the bookshelves. They do look black, so darker than the picture.
My only struggle was with the packaging. Because of Covid WayFair is not offering a service to remove packaging. It took me 2.5 hours to unpack and get ride of all the cardboard and styrofoam. The bookshelves are heavy and large, so I was unable to lift bookshelves out of the box. I needed to lay each on the floor and cut the box up. Honestly, if I had a strong man around this would have been easier. So if you have the space and some brawn I'm sure it would be easier. Wayfair could offer a service where furniture is unpacked at their warehouse and then carried in. I will need to make a trip to 2 recycling centers, one for the styrofoam and one for cardboard.