Lovely, stylish and sturdy bench. The bench cushion was surprisingly comfortable and such a neutral colour that I decided I wouldn't have to re-cover it which was my original intention.  The seat is nice and deep, so even if you have coats hanging above, they won't be dangling on your head when you're putting your shoes on.  We are using the storage space for shoes.  So this is the only reason I didn't give this unit 5 stars, as it would have been nice to have removable or movable shelves so that you could have multiple rows of shoes.  Because it lacked this, I had to go out and source out something on my own that would work.