It is very well built once together. One hole was drilled wrong and I had to McGyver it to work, reason for 4 stars. I would suggest having an extra set of hands to hold things in place while assembling. It has a grey linen color. The website has a couple of pics the first one shows it not so grey more taupe then other pictures show it very grey, which is the true color. I am using it in the kitchen nook instead of having another dinning table. Came quickly. Packaging was scary and I was worried it would be damaged. (No problems).