My wife and I were looking for a storage bench that was not too big for our mud room.  This piece fits perfectly in the space and was not too big.  It is well made and arrived with no damage that some other reviewers have mentioned.  Also total time to put it together was about an hour and a half.  If you consider yourself a bit handy this bench will be no problem to put together.  My wife had only one criticism and that was it is not very tall and could be taller but we bought this for our kids shoes and coats so I'm glad its not too tall for them.  Overall I would recommend this product.