This was a great purchase for the price. Assembly was straightforward, but we did have trouble threading one screw in place, and found that a piece of metal was preventing the screw access; we were able to pull the piece out with needle nose pliers and had no other assembly issues. With three support beams, the bed feels sturdy and offers good support. The dark grey has some blue tint, almost a dark denim in color, not a true grey. My only disappointment is that you can see the slats on all sides of the king size mattress. I imagine that size discrepancy will make it easier to make the bed if you're tucking under, but I find it unpleasant to look at and worry about things falling through the cracks (like an animal leg or a cell phone). For that alone, I downgraded to 4 stars. Also, it took almost a month for my delivery; the delivery process was very easy though!