This matches my other furniture nearly perfectly. The Cognac is a warm medium stain and looks great. I put it together myself and rushed through it, so had to redo most of it. Make sure to read directions! :). My table has two drawers, which is great for storing things, but my box was missing the bottom of the second drawer, so it's not functional. I need to call probably, just haven't yet since the single drawer is sufficient for me. Overall I love it and even got another one in cherry stain for the downstairs!