My husband and I love everything about this bed! It goes perfectly with our neutral-toned bedroom, the color is a light and pretty greyish-tan. Assembly was easy despite the instruction sheet having only images on it. When we went mattress shopping (since we now have this bed in king size instead of queen), we showed a picture to the sales associate, who told us we did not need a boxspring. So, we have just the mattress without the boxspring, and it's totally fine. This bed was exactly what we were looking for, and we got it at a really decent price. Highly recommend!