We bought it as a nursery room rocker. It was very comfortable and functional for that purpose. Great for rocking baby to sleep and for relaxing during late-night feedings. Since our baby is a bit older now, we have moved it to our living room. It works wonderfully in that capacity as well. We have had it for about 2 years now and it's holding up great. Color is nice and looks like what's pictured. It's closer to black, but still a dark gray. The chair is heavy, which is nice, because it's sturdy. But that makes it really hard to move. However, the swivel base can be taken off to make moving it much easier.