I think this bed is exactly like advertised, the wood is natural, which means there might be different shades or even non structural blemishes. The bed went together fairly easy, had to use a rubber mallet to coach the slats in the headboard to cooperate. A few pieces had a little green tint, I'm sure this will disappear in a couple of weeks according to what I read in the reviews. Delivery was tight on time and arrived intact, no damage.  I plan on staining the bed.