I am so pleased with this purchase, it is so good that it sits as perfectly well in my lounge as it would at the end of a bed. This is every bit as luxurious as it looks in the picture and so simple to assemble, literally 12 bolts and a small handful of screws is all it took. I was very impressed that the bolts were hidden behind a Velcro held screen so that the inside of the storage area looks perfectly lined with no fixings showing. Although it could be assembled by one person it is much easier if there are two. This is more to do with aligning the lid to the hinges to get a perfect fit to the body. The only information that I could not find on the website is the maximum weight that this can carry but for information it is 110 kg. Would recommend this to anyone after a great looking storage bench.