I bought this to use without the legs for a step at the foot of my bed for our Yellow Lab who needs a little help getting up and down. The step is 7" high without the legs. This came exactly as advertised. The legs are not attached and they are tucked inside the ottoman with a small zippered flap on the bottom. I also added a non-skid pad to the bottom just to make sure it didn't move on her when she jumped up. It works great.