We have had this bed for about a week now and so far I am very impressed with it. High quality for such a low price. Also, setup was very easy, only took 2 of us about 20-30 minutes to setup.  I was worried that it would feel "loose" since it is metal, but it is a very sturdy bed. We used only the small hand tools that came with it and I was very impressed how sturdy it was after we were finished. The dark bronze is extremely close to a black. From a few feet away I would say it looks black, you can only see very close up that it is a dark brown (this was a plus for me since I wanted it to be black). Overall I would definitely recommend this bed.