Love love love this bed!  It's much sturdier than I thought it would be.  I bought the dark gay and it was just as I expected it to be.  The only 'annoying' thing is that it came with both the regular slats and euro slats.  I don't need both so just had to deal with more boxes and more trash to get rid of.  Took quite a while to put together but worth it!  I used my box spring and the height for me is perfect.