Quite easy to build. It isn’t taupe whatsoever, it’s more of a lighter grey. In my personal opinion it’s a tad bit overpriced. It’s also a lot lower to the ground than I thought, but it’s completely fine. I love the tall headboard. Im 5’3” and the headboard comes to the top of my nose. 

Update It’s been a little over a year and I honestly hate to say it, but I have to get rid of this bed. The wooden slats are too small to fit across the whole bottom of the bed, it’s starting to lean, and the bottom is breaking. I wanted this bed so bad and I was super excited when i bought it. It’s not as durable as I feel like it should be for the price. Definitely not a long lasting bed.