The colour was quite true to the photograph. Assembly was fairly straightforward. One just Hass to be sure that the brackets at the top of the bed at the headboard are placed such that the longer side of the bracket is at the top and the shorter side where the bolts slip into the 2U shapes  or the slats won’t fit in as those sizes will dictate the width slightly, but enough to otherwise not allow the wooden Velcro slats to fit