This bed is awesome! Definitely significantly darker than pictured, but I knew that from reading other customers' reviews. The colour was a bit darker than what I would have liked, but it has really grown on me and I love it now! I would definitely recommend this bed. The reason I gave the bed four stars instead of five is because our standard-height box spring does show (about one inch), so we'll have to get a cover for it so that it blends in with the rest of the sheets. Other than than, great bed!