The MERLOT Mission Style Twin over Twin Bunk Bed has the classic looks of the mission craftsmen style furniture makers with modern twist, the rich Merlot is a combination of dark brown stain with a hint of red, and like the honey color it is gender neutral and can be used for girls or boys. The vertical wooden construction it is designed for strength and good looks and will give you years of enjoyment. The Discovery World Furniture bunk beds use steel hardware with and have metal to metal connection for all structural support making the bed strong and able to take apart and re-assemble without loosing structural integrity. The Merlot beds us decorative Bronze hardware for all visual connections. The ladder was cleverly designed to mount to the face of the bunk bed so as not to block the space below the bottom bed. There are four under bed options available for this bed, the 3 drawers storage unit, 2 larger drawers, 6 drawers if you have access to both sides of the bed, or a Twin Trundle unit that would allow you create a 3rd sleeping space. This bed is Down Stackable, meaning that you can make 2 identical Twin Beds. The Mission Bunk Bed comes with the upper and lower beds slat kits included (No need for bunkie boards or box springs) guard rails for top bed and ladder and assembly hardware.