This item looks NOTHING like the mental image most of us have of a TV stand.  It is substantial, and beautiful.  It looks more like a sideboard, and in fact, I'm going to order another one for just that purpose.  Either color is beautiful..  We chose the gray for our living room, and it is beautiful.  Don't think of it as a light, painted gray.  It is dark and looks like weather worn barn gray.  It's very nice and holds all of our audio/visual equipment.