I just finished assembling this bed and I'm very pleased with the look and quality.  We bought the pewter color.  As others have noted, the color is interesting.  It is mostly gray, but appears to have a slight bronze/brown tint to it and is slightly shiny as well.  We have our bed against a blue accent wall, which makes it look like there are also some blue threads in the upholstery as well, but that could just be me imagining it.  Nevertheless, I think the color is great and I can't imagine it not being acceptable for anyone.  Assembly was much easier than I imagined.  I put the bed together myself in under two hours.  The instructions were well-written and everything was high-quality.  Highly recommended.