Just bought this bed frame for my teenage daughter and assembled it. I’ve assembled many, many bed frames and this was not the easiest. I was worried that the wood pieces were not lining up correctly. Had to use my rubber mallet to join a few pieces together because they were difficult to get into place. However, now that I’m all done assembling, it looks good! My daughter likes it. The color is definitely more browntaupe rather than “slate”.