The stool is a little shorter than what I was expecting. I didn't actually measure it before buying so it's my fault really. I just looked at the photo of the stool in front of the sofa and it looked like it was on the same level. I wanted something to be as high as my sofa and my sofa isn't high at all so I assumed it'll fit. Although this was the only footstool that was cheap and matches my furniture so I'll just keep it.