I bought this with one specific purpose in mind provide aesthetically pleasing storage for all of my purses and computer bags, while also givingme an extra place to sit while Im Im gettingready for school,  drop folders of papers to grade...its a multi-purpose surface as well as looking very nice. My home is huge. Its a vintage, 115-year-old 5-bedroom and three floor historic dwelling four doors from an actual castle - but even the closet in the Master bedroom is small by todays standards. I didnt want a McMansion-I wanted pretty close to the real thing. So I made clever furniture choices in the bedrooms by purchasing beds with storage drawers and storage ottomans for each bedroom.