There's a thin board you put in the bottom to make it so it won't fold up unless you take that bottom piece out. If you do fold it up, everything fits into the lid for easy storage. Matches my cream-colored leather couch perfectly. If you wanted to set drinks/food on it, the inside of the lid is a hard, flat surface so you could set the lid upside down and use it as a coffee table while eating/drinking. The inside is black.