The appearance exceeded my expectations. I ordered the pewter in polyester. It's a micro suede texture. It seems sturdy and is definitely good buy for the price. My only complaint, it didn't come with all the hardware necessary for assembly. What we expected would be a quick trip to Home Depot turned into an ordeal because we didn't realize the hardware was metric. What should have been  10-20 minute assembly took over an hour. Other than that, I'm pleased.