Both, I'm thinking. This was a final touch to my sister's apartment, which had been furnished with my help. (Family shopper.) Her livingroom has shades of cinnamon and neutrals (a cream sofa, a distressed gray carpet) but she needed something where a guest could put coffee. While this item appears exotic--almost as though carved from stone and polished--it withdraws tactfully into a complimentary position when backed with a busy floral wallpaper or beside a patterned chair. She and I are both very happy and have coffee every day. Plus: no customer assembly.