This bed looks more expensive then it was, I bought this for my daughters room who is home from college due to COVID-19. We decided we to update her bedroom. The ash block is more of a charcoal gray and it is very pretty. Only gave it 4 stars because when assembling the bed the holes to attach the studded sides are off so we were only able to use 2 screws on each side instead of 3 screws which are required.