This looked like more of a distressed brown color in the online pictures, which is what I was hoping for. In reality, this trunk is a dirty black color. Like a washed out black. I also wasn't aware that it came unassembled. This makes it less sturdy in my opinion. The bottom doesn't seem very solid, it resembles a piece of particle board. It is VERY fragile, especially the top lid.  We already have had to completely remove the trunk lid due to holes being punched through it from baby toys or our hands. We used it in our baby nursery to store baby toys and within weeks the top lid of the trunk was destroyed due to very little pressure being applied to it. So if you are going to use this for older children or toddlers, I would expect this to be demolished. I would not buy this again knowing what I know now.