First of all, I ordered this on a Thursday and received it on Saturday...48 hours later! I. bought this bench: 1) to get the shoes off the floor and 2) a place for my special needs son to sit to put on his shoes.  It fits our needs perfectly.  The piece is sturdy and attractive. It would fit in with almost any decor.  If I could give it 4-1/2 stars, I would, only because the screws to secure the bottom-center "foot" were missing; and two similar pieces were mislabeled or else the instructions were wrong.  However, my son and I were able to put it together within an hour and I'm very happy with the end result, so I don't feel taking off an entire "star" is fair either.  I would recommend this piece to others.