As other reviews have mentioned, the wood around the headboard is much more red/orange than the pictures show.  It's also really low to the ground -- I bought an extra tall mattress but it's still lower than I would like.  Because of the placement of the legs, it's impossible to store anything under the bed.  I also routinely stub my toe on the two legs that are halfway between the headboard and footboard -- this is the first bed I've owned that had extra legs in the middle.  I too would have returned it if it wasn't such a hassle -- my husband had put it together while I was out and there's no way we would have been able to repackage and send back without spending a ton of money.  I'll probably replace it in a couple of years.