I wanted a large nightstand that had some storage, and this one fit the bill. We have it in a guest room and use the top drawer to store a travel clock, white noise machine, night light, and other stuff a guess might want. The drawer is large, and there's plenty of space left over. The bottom two drawers are big enough to use for linens -- napkins, placemats, and a tablecloth or two. The color is the same as the photo. Be prepared for the bin handles to be a very shiny chrome -- not really a good look for the piece. Bin handles seem to me to belong in a kitchen or a more rustic piece of furniture, (and not to be so shiny) but I'm picky! There were a LOT of pieces, but my husband said it wasn't difficult to put together. The drawers glide smoothly. There was a small scrape across the front edge of the top, but I disguised it with a combination of a black and brown permanent marker. Definitely not something bad enough for me to send it back.