First, this item is cute and perfect for my 3 year old daughters play area.  The quality is poor.  All of the boards were split or cracked or split and cracked once you screwed them together.  We ended up gluing them because we didn't want to deal with the return. It is not strong enough for anyone over 50LBS to sit on. The screws are very soft and stripped very easy, we ended up using some of our own screws.  Also, there is no wood between the seat and the cubbies. When you pull the seat off (which has wood attached to the actual seat) you can see the cubbies....this isn't a flaw necessarily but if you were planning to possibly us it as a table top for legos or coloring you cannot.