Wow, what a great addition to my living room.  I purchased the grey color (as in the main photo) and it both (1) blends in perfectly to my apartment and I believe would with anyones whether modern, glam, traditional, industrial or cottage style; and (2) is seriously well made.  It even took my cats a few days to realize it is a scratching post - now they do with a little help from what we know is magic - catnip rubbed on it - and even with 6 months of use it looks perfectly new.  Best investment of cat scratching post, and when not being used it's amazing that its like a piece of art (someone else said that and I fully agree).  Who knew wicker could be so cool in so many contexts.   Oh - and one of my two cats loves sitting on the top of it. Weird but you know how cats like sitting on or in very small spaces...and the post holds his weight.  If your cat doesn't approach it immediately, rub a bunch of catnip on it and I'm betting it will work for ya.