The color is a very nice muted mint that works perfectly in my room. When it arrived, it was packaged really well and all I had to do was screw in the hardware that was conveniently already screwed on, just reversed. It is a solid wood construction. The only thing that I have to get used to are the size of the drawers, as the interior demensions are smaller than I thought due to the thickness of the wood. Overall, Im very happy with the purchase.