I would like an espresso finish. Is the chocolate close to espresso or is just better to go with the black and call it a day?
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It is very close to espresso. You don't need to go with black. These are really nice.
1823813
It is chocolate color and should closely match you espresso. Do not expect a perfect match, but you should see a pleasant and acceptable improvement over a tear. As I indicated, I used two patches, on on each arm, to give a balanced appearance.
1040330
I think espresso would be darker.it does look like you see in the picture. The wood is beautiful, it doesn't look cheap.
2111255
I would describe it as the warm brown walnut, a little darker than pictured, not as solid or dark as the typical espresso finish. It's really lovely and goes with lots of decor. I've had a million compliments on it, too, for style and function. Love this piece.
683124
I agree with Carson...it's more of a dark brown and definitely falls more in the "espresso" range that other companies use.
1026126
Not black for sure. It is espresso. Very nice. I like it. Hope I help. Dana
530113
It's black, I was concerned about that too. But it's a true black not espresso.
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Bialetti has been making Aluminum for many years. It is the gold standard for making Espresso. But, I have never had a cup from the Aluminum version. Coffee can have a Ph of 4.7 and will eventually corrode Aluminum. I bought the Stainless Venus for easy dishwasher cleaning and beautiful appearance. It is just perfect, eventually it will need a new gasket, and those are easily available. Recipes... add a teaspoon of Vanilla Ice Cream, or Chocolate. Sounds like Latte or Mocha. After all Ice Cream is milk, sugar and foam. This saves all the bubbling fuss of frothing. This is how my Italian Grandmother from Genoa Italy made it! Forty years before StarBucks. Treat yourself to some ILY Espresso beans, ground. That is about as good as coffee can get Ciao! ( sorry, I am only half Italian )
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It's the dark espresso brown so passes as black in my book when pairing other color scenes with it. (In my book anyways)
693762
Guess it depends on your taste. I believe black and espresso go well together. Good luck!
474228
I have a dark espresso furniture in my son's room and that works, but there is actually black in the set so I think it would look very nice.
17766
Super dark espresso brown, almost black. Near a window it would probably show more of the brown, less black... but in my tiny hallway it's practically black...
397120
espresso and cappuccino are almost the same color. The Nolan tables are a dark brown I would call expresso. I love the end tables as well as the coffee table.
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I am very comfortable in calling this a true espresso. It is definitely not close to black but it does have a slight reddish hue so I believe it would go well with dark cherry but I would still call it espresso.
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I think espresso is darker, you problem could ask them to send you a picture to your email of both wood stains.
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Mine is much darker than pictured. I'm starting to wonder if I got the cherry one in a box marked espresso by mistake..
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I would say its a black/brown color, a very consistent dark espresso finish.