We bought this bed in the Merlot color, and it is a nice reddish brown. Nice heavy wood, drawers seem sturdy, and the best part was that it only took about an hour and a few minutes to assemble. Our son loves his new storage bed and has had fun arranging all his treasures on the shelves. Our only complaint is that we were shorted three wooden dowels that were essential to fitting the shelf into place. Annoying, but it didn't cost more than a dollar to have a dowel cut at the local hardware store, but it did prolong the assembly and was just disappointing! The only other complaint is that it seems like the styrofoam possibly left a few white marks on several pieces. I will try to scrub them off, but I don't want to damage the wood further. Overall we are happy!