This bed is a beautiful addition to my room! I have the double size in gold. The gold is a sort of neutral, bronzey color, not bright or metallic. It was pretty simple to put together, it took about two hours with two people and the directions were easy to follow. Some of the parts needed some wiggling and a firm hand to get them together. Make sure you have a Phillips head screwdriver on hand, as you need it for the last step (everything else can be assembled with the provided Allen wrench and wrench). In the end, it feels very sturdy and I am very happy with the look and result!