SO GLAD I ordered this bench for our bedroom. I am sometimes hesitant with online furniture purchases, but this bench overall was a great purchase and you can't beat the price. It sits a little lower to the ground than I had anticipated, but I did not measure prior to ordering and wasn't too picky on that. Assembly was easy; only needed to screw the legs on. The cover also stays open when fully lifted and when shutting, it doesn't slam, but slowly progresses to a close. Gray is a light gray. We have a king size bed and ordered the largest size, looks great at the end of our bed as a bench/storage unit.