I bought this as a toy chest with the idea that once we outgrow the need for a toy chest, we can use it to store blankets, etc. It does look nice but the exposed screws everywhere does take away from the appearance. There was one screw the was shipped to us with it still sticking out and the head stripped. The quality department must really be lacking! Also, the bottom isn't real wood which concerns me that it may pull out if something heavy is placed inside (the bottom is raised from the floor by about 1/2 inch with two thin wood pieces for support). While I do like the safety support mechanism (closes the chest slowly when closing it and keeps it open when you want it open) it doesn't want to remain shut all the way so the lid is always about 1 inchannels open.