The bed is more brown in person then the pictures (looked beige-ish in photos to me). It took me almost 5 hours to build it on my own (my helping 3&5 year olds- likely slowed me down a little). The directions have a learning curve, once you  decipher them you can get through it quicker. The quality is nice, we had an issue with one piece but Wayfair handled it promptly. It is well supported and very comfortable. We are happy with our purchase.