Real wood (acacia and mango) and a beautiful piece of textured upholstery fabric on top. The bench is just the right height to sit and lace up your shoes. I love the under bench for storing shoes. This not a piece of laminated and pressed wood furniture that will fall apart quickly. Because of its sturdiness and the heavy duty fabric on top this would be great in a child’s playroom.  Comes assembled. All you have to is open the box!