From the description and picture, I expected it to be black.  It is not - it is very dark brown.  Following all directions, I assembled it.  It is fairly wobbly - not nearly as sturdy as I'd hoped it would be.  Would have MUCH preferred to use a screwdriver rather than an allen wrench!  But all DIY furniture seems to come with screws requiring the ubiquitous allen wrench.  

Pros: fairly nice looking when assembled.
Cons: wobbly.  allen wrench screw heads