This is a very sturdy piece!  Very long too!  And I had the perfect bins to put underneath, so very happy with that.  The one complaint I have is that the edge on the top of the bench is not comfortable to sit on at all!  It's not sharp, but very much a right angle.  Eventually I will look to put a cushion of some sort on there.  My kids don't like to sit on it, which kinda defeats the purpose of the bench.  =)  Still, this bench works for us!