Table is just as pictured.  Wood is a nice brown color and the metal sides are a very dark brown.  It is more of a lightweight table in the sense that the wood is thinner on both the top and bottom shelf and the metal is not overly heavy looking.  The only problem I had was with assembly.  The instructions tell you to install the top and bottom support tubes to the metal frame.  However, after I installed the top tube, the bottom tubes were too short (about an inch or more on each side) and would not reach the metal frame on either side.  So I had to take the top tube off and install the bottom support tubes first.  Then, I had to push each side of the metal frame away in order to press the top tubes down so they would fit on the inside of the frame in order to connect them.  Otherwise, very pleased with table.