We needed a cat box that our great pyreneese mix puppy could not get into :). This bench does the job. We took out the divider panel for the time being so that we could slide the litter box to the far end from the entrance. The cats like it and the puppy problem is solved! That being said, the look really isn't us but we have it hiding in the corner of a loft and it works fine there (thus the 4 rating).