I love that it is made from solid wood.  The color is a nice dark brown, but not with red or black tones.  It goes perfectly with the rest of the furniture in my living room.  The drawer is perfect size for storing my remote control for the tv.  I have a full size table lamp on it and I still have room for a 5x7 picture or a table decoration.  I originally had a 7" elephant that is a night light on it, but I moved it to the bottom shelf because it was too bright.  The shelf is perfect for a basket, a flower decoration or just a large night light (like mine, from Drew DeRose).  It was relatively easy to put together.  I recommend putting the shelf on after the 3rd leg though.