In terms of appearance, the bench is great. We have it with the light legs and the white leather. It was easy to assemble and decent in quality. As other reviewers have mentioned, the stability beam in the middle of the seating area is...awkward. You can't see it, which means if you're not expecting it when you sit, it will definitely be an unpleasant surprise. Otherwise, we're quite happy with it, and as other reviewers have also said, our cats quite enjoy it as well - both being on it and particularly under it :)