The bed was easy to assemble, took about 30-45 mins to complete and my husband did it with little help. It sits quite low which we expected but this is because our old bed required a box spring and we're not used to sleeping on a low bed. Very sturdy with an excellent 6 leg support, perfect for a memory foam mattress. The color is a lot darker than we expected, it's more of a dark greyish/blue color.