Put the brown one in our loft area as we needed something smaller than a coffee table and wanted some extra storage. Nice quality for price point. The ottoman is sturdy and has good space inside but note it is not the cover you can totally remove just open and close which I don’t like as much (probably didn’t read description carefully enough)
Works fine as center piece (we have bright pattern carpet and red microfiber couches) and room gets plenty of light so the brown worked to calm things down but I wouldn’t recommend for a muted or super earth toned room.