I wanted this bed to be a darker hue of wood than the picture shows and it is! I'd call it a dark cherry wood almost to an espresso... It shows a lot of hits grains and looks slightly more polished than a reclaimed wood look. It's matching other reclaimed wood looking furniture so I'm so pleased!!! Very sturdy! I placed a twin sized 11 inch medium-firm memory foam mattress directly inside the main bed frame WITHOUT a box spring and it's sticks up and out of the bed frame he perfect amount. And is holding its shape comfortably. The trundle is strong and sturdy. The space between the inner bottom of the trundle drawer and the bed frame is approximately 9 inches. I will probably get another memory foam matteress for the trundle, but get a thinner 6-8 inch foam matteress. This bed was exactly what I needed for additional guests and a possibly kids bed in the future!!! The delivery guys assembled it for me, 'white glove delivery!' THANKS Overstock!
