The headboard is exactly as pictured. We ordered the dark chocolate one, when we opened it to put together there was a scratch on the actual head piece part. There was not any protection between the head piece and other parts in the box, I'm assuming this is where the scratch occurred. Luckily it came with a color match pen so once we put it together (which was a task) we were able to fill the scratch in with the paint pen. It's sturdy, heavy and Looks great. It matches the rest of our dark espresso furniture too