This bench is just like it looks in the picture - smart lines, crisp white color. I bought it to put my flat screen TV on, to break up all that black. It looks terrific. I store DVD's in one cubbie and I put colorful decorations in the other two. It looks really, really nice. I had to ask my brother to put it together for me and he didn't have any problems. It looks great in my Florida room -- a nice splash of white.