I bought this because of the open design - I figured it would "disappear" in the room - and I was right.  I hesitated because a few people thought the gold tone was sort of olive in color - but it doesn't read that way to me.  In fact, I found some desk accessories at the Christmas Tree Shop that were gold-toned and they look good on the desk!  I hung a gold sunburst mirror on the wall and used a clear glass lamp with a white shade.  This desk is for a guest suite - so it likely wouldn't have more than a laptop on it.  I wouldn't use this as my own desk because I would need drawers and file cabs to hide stuff.  This is fine for a guest to use.