First, I have to say that the assembly of this bench took forever! There are so many steps. The handles on the drawers are plastic, so they look cheap. I would've preferred metal handles. The biggest disappointment of this storage bench is that regular size adult gym shoes don't fit side by side. You have to put them sideways and flip them opposite of one another (like in a shoebox) to make them fit. That's a big pain. All-in-all it's functional, but there's room for improvement.