This bed looks exactly as pictured... the color is maybe a tiny bit darker than it appears.  The overall quality and construction was very good. My bed did however arrive with two small (approximately 1/2 inch) cracks in the headboard but Wayfair customer service was excellent and has confirmed that a replacement headboard will be shipped as soon as possible. They were very responsive and resolved the issue quickly even though I called on a Sunday. Assuming the replacement headboard arrives and is undamaged I will be very happy with this purchase and despite the issue will shop at Wayfair again based on the overall quality of the product and excellent customer service.