I'm pretty practiced at putting together flatpack furniture, and this was an absolute pain. There is not actually any wood involved in this product except for the teeny supports that aren't structurally important, and one of the big side panels arrived completely cracked. The package wasn't damaged, so it was cracked either while packing or before packing in the warehouse. I'm going to use it until it wears out, but I expect that to be about 6 months. The weight you can put on the bench is minimal, and a pair of women's size 8 shoes doesn't fit very well into the shoe holders without damaging them. I would not buy again; in fact this is really making me question buying anything from Wayfair ever again.