The bench is beautiful and just as pictured.  If I had known how much it would smell, though, I would never have purchased it.  It has stunk up our home to the point where it has made us all nauseated. It is now in the basement and we are wasting heat by opening the window in the hopes the smell airs out. I have an infant and am concerned about what the smell is as no chemicals were listed in the warning, just wood dust.  All in all, I wouldn't recommend purchasing the one in black/gray unless you have a garage to air it out in for a few weeks.