Love the look of this bed. The color is a little darker than the picture depicts. I would call it a true beige. The assembly instructions were vague however it wasn't too difficult to put together. It took me and my boyfriend about 2 hours. The most difficult part is getting it out of the boxes. They did a really good job packaging the bed to ensure it wouldn't get damaged. This is a pretty comparable dupe to the Pottery Barn Chesterfield bed for an affordable price! The tufting is really deep and beautiful.