Actually very much darker than the picture - it was an almost 2 hour build for me and all the boxes were very heavy.  The delivery only took them as far as our garage so I had to figure out how to get all the pieces into the bedroom on my own.  At any rate, one box contained the two fully assembled drawers which I appreciated because I hate assembling drawers.  The headboard is in another box with some of the support slats and the third box has the rails and other components.  This will require a screwdriver which is not included.  The screws aren't pre-drilled in terms of placement so I got a few blisters on my hand from screwing all the slats into the rails.  That said, it feel solid so far and I like the simple style (especially since it doesn't require a box spring).