I am really happy with this bed! It's so beautiful and exactly what I wanted. The color is as expected. Despite knowing the exact dimensions I was still surprised how low my mattress sits compared to my last platform bed but I'm a short person so it's actually OK with me (and it's easier now for my dachshund to use her stairs to get on the bed too, ha). The assembly was fine, it took about 1 and a half hrs with another person helping me. The instructions are a little vague, just 1 sheet with a list of supplies and illustrated directions on both sides. I recommend really poring over the list of supplies and double checking which screws go where.