In case you missed it -- this Ottoman has a ring of seashells on top. Also, the fabric does appear to be stained with what looks like tea in some spots. I didn't notice this until someone else mentioned it and I took a closer look at mine. It actually looks too random to be a stain -- there is a lot of colour bleeding in the material, and I kind of think that's what it is. None of that bugs me, though. The imperfections are part of the charm is this pouff, which is, overall, very pretty. I think it would really work best in a shabby chic room. My sofa is a little too formal to work with this pouff. I think you need to keep the style of your existing furniture in mind when purchasing it. But given that smaller, single-fabric one-colour machine-made pouffs in decorating stores are $130, this is a truly lovely alternative.