This crib is striking.  Unlike other reviews mine is not distressed at all so they most have changed that.  Mine is the same shiny black as the picture.  It was easy to assemble.  It took my husband and I about an hour, but we are rather experts at putting together this kind of thing.  We've built a lot of furniture over the years.  The curve on the legs is really pretty and I can't wait to get the bedding.

Pros: beauitful, easy assembly