This has a really nice contemporary look to it. We had wanted it in black but the color was out of stock, so we got the cherry instead. The color is good, although close up you can see the lines in the wood through the cherry stain, which is what we'd hoped not to see (hence wanting the black thinking it'd be dark enough to cover this).  From afar it's not really obvious. Depending on the corners in your home, this doesn't fit in all corners as we found. You'll want to hold it up to make sure it's going to fit. It seems sturdy enough for our nick nacks and frames. It gives a nice eye catching look to a room, since it's different looking and in a corner.