The dresser is actually more of a dark olive green then charcoal but it still looked nice with my beige furniture and headboard.. The construction wasn't so bad but then again my husband built it and had no problems but it will take time maybe 1-2 hrs.. There is one problem that one of the drawers gets jammed because it's not aligned properly but it's more of the manufacturing of the drawer, cuz I thought my husband built it wrong.. I was reluctant to buy it since so many reviewed of its poorly construction but it's actually not bad at all. If you're used to buying ikea furniture, this is no different. Overall I recommend this product! Oh and wait for a good coupon to go with!