I was very pleased with this purchase. Not too hard to put together. I did seal the inside with some polyurethane d/t the fact I didn't want the oder from the urine to penetrate into the furniture. Cats took to it right away. There is no unsightly look of the litter box and it's contents.I use the top as there eating area,since I have little dogs also.looks great in the kitchen.Also it's great for storing extra litter.And nobody knows what is really in there. Would recommend this to people who have cats.