Chinese Leather Ottoman

Dark leather on top, pale weathered wood below, and the two seem to get along.

This ottoman comes from China and is contemporary, in walnut and leather with a distressed finish. The name comes from the Ottoman Empire, where low cushioned seats were common, and today an ottoman serves a living room as footrest, extra seat or table. A thick pad of dark brown leather, creased and mottled, is set over a shaped walnut rail. The wood has a pale, scuffed wash with flecks and worn-looking edges, and dentil blocks mark the corners above square tapering legs. Fifty-six inches long, 35 deep and 19 high.

Feet, books, a tray. It has no strong preferences.