Great bed and very elegant looking, however the charcoal or dark gray is not as I imagined it, it looks like a denim, it is not velvet, and It is not very striking. I was disappointed in that. But I really like this bed. Assembly was not as bad as I had heard, if you use tools other than they give you be careful not to over screw because it damages the whole. The price is also too high for this bed in my opinion.