The decorative grill in the picture clearly appears as a pewter or grey color, which was a major reason I wanted this unique coffee table, but when I opened and assembled it, it was actually a bronze or brown color; was disappointed. In addition to that, what I thought was a wood stained finish is actually painted on because a small spot chipped off exposing that it was painted. Fortunately, it is in an unnoticeable area. The overall look does give the impression of an expensive piece of furniture but don't look too closely to see 
that it is definitely not. For my purposes, it is just ok.