I was pleased that this turned out exactly as pictured.  The wood has a nice grain to it and is a grayish taupe color (not the traditional brown wood color).  The box was heavy for me to lift and drag around by myself at around 54 pounds, but I still managed to assemble it by myself in about 30 minutes.  I put a 47' inch TV on it and the edge of the screen stretches the exact same width as the table - I think it looks really good if a little tight.