First of all, this is not espresso. It is cherry and it does not match our espresso crib at all. Secondly, don't follow the instructions. It tells you to put all the side bars in first then slide in the boards. That does not work, we totally scratched the top one bad, the color chipped off very easily. You need to do one side and then put the boards in and then put the other side on. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone looking for espresso. If you have cherry wood then this will be fine.