The sectional exceeded our expectations and we recommend it. The color says black but it appears as almost a dark blue or very dark grey- which we found acceptable based on other reviews. It's a tad difficult to hook the two units together, but this is a minor issue. Overall it went together very easily just having to figure out where the angled vs straight legs go- you screw them in and it's basically done! Delivery was good. The overall pricepoint for quality delivered is maybe the strongest benefit.