Box arrived, all packaged securely. Took about 2 hours for my husband and I to assemble, with moderate difficulty. The color is listed as champagne, and is described as gold tone. In actuality it is more taupe. It blends better with nickle/silver tones than with gold. The only minus is its lack of a headboard. I remedied this by attaching a tufted long pillow along the head of the bed to prevent the pillows from slipping off.