This is a lovely velvet ottoman! It's not too "silver" more like grey so it goes with a variety of color schemes. You hardly notice the gold at the bottom, although I like it. Very comfortable and stable although also lightweight. My only complaint is that when I opened the box it had an awful smell and we had to leave it outside to air out. Even after we brought it in it had a sort of strange stink to it. Seems to be gone now though - about 2 weeks after opening.