It's a brassy colour, not silver like shown in the picture. I was expecting a galvanized metal look with the gold ball on top which would have matched with my other kitchen items perfectly. The gold ball on top had a big chunk of the gold paint scraped off so I turned it to the back. Not as sturdy as expected as well, trays are slanted. Glad I got it on sale, but still overpriced for the quality of the piece. Not what I was expecting, I was SO excited for this piece for my coffee bar, but it missed the mark!