It's exactly as I was expecting and I really am happy with it. It's super comfortable and the perfect height for my dressing table area in my bathroom. The fabric is textured and a great light grey color. I didn't expect it to have storage within it but that was a very pleasant surprise. Only not-great thing is that it's really light, and makes me find it a little "unstable" in an extreme circumstance (i.e. kids!) but very happy.