The grey color is what I expected, from far away. Up close it’s really distressed, almost in a sloppy way (see closeup photo for some nail holes where the color didn’t take properly). However, the shape and size are perfect, and it looks good with my other furniture, so I’m keeping it. I’m knocking off a star both for the slightly sloppy distressing and also for the fact that despite having levelers on the feet, this table absolutely would not sit level in any way and kept rocking back and forth. I had to add stick-on grippers on one side to make it stable and useable. While this was a relatively easy fix, I shouldn’t have had to do that for the price I paid.