The design is spot on; beautiful.  It is very shiny (which at first made it look kind of cheap). It's also not a charcoal grey like it looks in the picture.  I would say it's just grey....not dark.  I didn't love the color; I wanted it to be darker like in between grey and black.  But after keeping it around for a few weeks, we are keeping it.  I do love the design.  Very art deco/modern!