The bench is cool. The color is a little more tan/beige than the gray-ish. I was hoping it was more on the gray side to match my decor, but this will have to do. It was surprisingly difficult to get the screws to align up properly. A task that should have taken all of 10-15 minutes, took about 35 minutes. Longer than expected for only 8 screws. The storage unit is also pretty shallow.