Love this headboard! Looks much more high quality than the price! The cream is kind of an oatmeal color and a canvas-like material. Assembly was pretty easy - a friend and I put it together in less than an hour - one person held it while the other attached the screws. The side wings go all the way down to the floor. I did not bother attaching my separate metal bed frame to the headboard and it hasn't been a problem (I have a double pillow top mattress so it's pretty heavy). One of the middle screw holes on one side of the headboard didn't line up but with 3 of the 4 screws attached it wasn't a big deal at all.