This Storage Ottoman is in a black velvet fabric and has a plain buttoned top. It has a couple of safety features that are worth noting, there is a cutaway opening under the lid, so little ones can easily open and close the lid without trading their fingers. The safety catch hinge means that once its open, it stays open until you are ready to close it, so now you don't have to have one hand holding the lid open all the time, you have both hands free to put things away or pull them out.