The color is much more “cream” than I imagined. Which is great—definitely the look I was going for. The linen texture is great!!! The storage shelf underneath is amazing, too. You can put books and magazines underneath and also use the ottoman as a leg restseat. Couldn’t find anything else like it on the web! A unique find! Mine didn’t come with any instructions to put together but it’s very intuitive and took under 30 min on my own.