The bed is just as beautiful as it was in the pictures; the color is a light blue-tinted grey that is exactly what I was hoping for. The pieces are solid and not that flimsy particleboard garbage. 

Assembling the bed was simple (just follow the directions!) and actually pretty fun. The mattress slats are attached to each other by a long strip of hook-and-loop tape that attaches to the sides of the bed frame; that helps keep them all evenly spaced and makes it a bit easier to put them on the frame than if it had to be done individually.