Once pieces were out of the box took just under one hour to assemble. I was skeptical to order at first since the old reviews back in 2013 were so bad but all the newer ones weren't so they seemed to have really fixed all their issues. Order came faster than expected and all the pieces were not damaged in shipment so was ready to go... it is grey and upholstry looks good and it works out perfectly I couldn't be happier especially w the low price tag of 160... I used this to replace a Murphy bed that broke and was 1200 so much better and easier