We wanted small end tables for the sides of a new sofa so the overall length wouldn't be too much. These are perfect in size and color. They're called "gray" but the photo looked more of a gray-brown (taupe) which is exactly what they are and what I wanted. One star is deducted because the electrical plugs inside are placed so that if a lamp is plugged in, the little "door" sticks up. Other endtables out there have this same "flaw". Unless a plug is in the back, that will happen. My handy husband will fix it so the door lays flat with the lamp plugged in and cord through the slot, but he has to go through the trouble of it.