Love this for my mudroom where we can sit to take off our boots with room under it to stash them. Also makes a perfect extra chair when company comes and great piano bench when I teach. It matches my dining table beautifully and looks really classy especially for the price. I read some reviews that it tips, but I had a bunch of little grandkids crawling all over it last night at a family party & I didn't see anything at all like that happen. Seems sturdy enough to me.