Very sturdy, wonderful looking piece. Very heavy, in a good way. Beautiful look. The color says rustic grey I think, whereas the matching coffee table says rustic brown, but the color is true to the website pic as well as mine here-- its a medium tone browntaupe color Id say. Easy to put together-- just make sure you read the nice directions about the cam-lock devices for putting it together. They are very easy to use and very sturdy, but can be confusing if youve not used them before. Less than an hour for me, pretty simple.