It looks great and is comfortable to sit on. I use it to store shoes but could see it also used as a makeshift cooler and seating area for gatherings. My only complaint is that it's rather difficult to open (the latch is small and tends to get stuck) and, if you walk to closely to it, you're going to scratch you leg on that very hard latch. I'm thinking that I need to add a piece of rubber around the latch to fix the latter and bend the latch up as well as tie a small tan rope to it to solve the former issue.