The coffee table is very pretty and exactly as pictured. The metal tone is a nice worn gold color. It is not bright and shiny. I think the price of the table was fair. My only issue is that it arrived a few weeks late and when delivered (afternoon of Christmas Eve), the delivery men simply dropped off the cardboard box and left. I thought they were supposed to set it up - they did not. Since it was Christmas Eve. We just put the box in the garage and set it up ourselves after the New Year. It was easy.