It appears more or less as in the photo, but despite the lighting and angle of the photograph, this is a large, dark piece of furniture, and less 'airy' than I expected from the photo. Also, multiple metal pieces were bent to the point that one of the screws was unable to be used because the pieces couldn't even be pulled into alignment with two adults using all their might. The quality of the manufacturing left a LOT to be desired. This is like below the quality I would expect from IKEA.