This is pretty much like the bottom of a good kitchen chair but without the tall back, which allows me to slide it completely under my craft table and out of the way when not using it.  I like the simple style of it.  It seems to be very stong.  You could probably sit an elephant on this thing - but don't.  The top is very generously padded but I am concerned that the thin vinyl covering the padded top will eventually rip so I would have preferred a leather top or an all wood top.  The vinyl top is a weird light beige color - I would have preferred all white.  Also, I would describe this as a stool and not a bench.  It's roughly as wide as the bottom of a kitchen chair and only slightly more rectangular than square.  It's not wide like a piano bench.  It was very easy to assemble with few parts.  Finally, although I like this item, I don't think it was worth the price.