Beautifully deigned and very practical. It is a small stool that I am using as night stands in the bedroom.  The surface has enough space for a phone and a glass of water. Most lamps won't fit. Both sides of the stool can used as a surface, and both tops come off for hidden storage ( I don't think this was by design because there is no flat surface inside per se.  I won't use them as stools except for kids.