I have a lot of house guests and even though I provide empty drawers and closets in the guest room, everyone seems to leave their suitcase in the floor. Instead of buying a limited use luggage rack I purchased 2 of these benches. There will be so many uses for them around the house besides luggage. They arrived in 2 days in the most secure packing I've ever seen. (I donated all the large sheets of Styrofoam to my grandchildren's school for art class) I had absolutely no trouble assembling them myself. Good instructions and the easy to use tool and 8 large screws made it easy!. It is a heavy, sturdy solid wood, nicely painted bench. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.