This is a beautiful bench!  It looks as expected based on the picture.  It is very lightweight, but also very sturdy..  It was a little narrower in depth than I was thinking, but it is wide enough for an adult to sit on without discomfort and is perfect for my children to use to put their shoes on.  The drawers are a good size, perfect for hats/gloves/scarves.  We put our children's shoes in the baskets.  We were able to fit almost all of their shoes in it, except for boots.  Adult shoes would fit in it too, but probably only 2 or 3 pairs in each draw at most depending on shoe size and type.