Really nice bed for the $.  There is room all around the platform where you can kinda see the slats.  The color is one of those chameleon colors that seems to shift with the light.  I would have said a platinum color while we were assembling it, but as soon as I put it up to my gray (w/ blue undertone) wall it definitely looked to be in more of the tan family.  Overall, very versatile color and will pair well with a variety of colors and styles.  Assembly was very straightforward and took about an hour and half.