This bed looks very much like the pictures although in the room it looked a little darker than I thought it would be. It arrived in a large box with tears and holes that I thought for sure the bed would be damaged. Surprise when just the inner fabric (part that doesn't show) had a tear. It was very heavy so I did open it and take it up in smaller groups of pieces. Probably took me 1.5 hours to assemble myself. As a girl, I'm pretty handy so I had no trouble. Overall love the way it looks in our bedroom. I might have exchanged it for the lighter grey, but it's a hassle to unassemble and put back in the box. It's working out well for us!