It definitely met expectations for what I was looking for! Beautiful mustard, yellow color. Great texture/feel for the velvet. It is built sturdy. I've only used it a couple of days so far, but it is very comfortable. I did take off one star because the material is fairly easy to scratch. When I was drilling in the wooden legs, the drill lightly scratched the back of the material and it left a mark in the velvet. Not noticeable, thankfully, because it is at the bottom, but it does give the impression that it cannot endure much scratching, etc. in case you have children/pets to worry about for long-term or everyday use.