The fabric and wood coloring matches very well to the product photo. It is much smaller than expected, but still cute. My intention was to use it as a coffee table, which I did for a while, and it worked well with the dual wood surface (for plates and glassware) and upholstered surface (for resting your feet on), but I eventually wanted something larger. I now use this as a bench in front of a king size bed at our summer condo, which looks great and works nicely as a luggage rack and for storing smaller blankets. Sitting on this (like I did to put on shoes), is not recommended as the center gives in :) but it gave me a good chuckle and no harm done to myself. If you must, I suggest sitting on the shorter edges, then it's fine.