It looks as pictured - beautiful contrast of the chrome finish and the dark "wood" accents. It's ok for a small room as it can only hold 2 small light bulbs and they don't give enough light. It is not hard to assemble, if you follow the provided instructions but the process is lengthy, especially when you do something like this for the first time... and it required both my husband and I to work on it together.

Pros: clean look
Cons: lengthy process of assembly