I wasn’t sure what color to expect based on the item photos. The stock photos show it as both a light and slightly darker color and in real life it’s closer to the lighter color. My biggest complaint is that it doesn’t have the same knots in the wood in real life and it has a rustic white wash which is not shown in any photos and I wouldn’t have chosen it had that been shown. There are a few blemishes and chips in the wood where it was damaged during shipping. Overall it’s a nice size and weight but other buyers should know about the color discrepancies.