Very solid wooden bench, exactly as it looks and is described. I'd be comfortable sitting on this bench, and it seats two people. Don't need anything to put it together, it comes with a hex tool that I lost about five times while building it. The instructions are a little confusing as it's all pictograms and no instructions, but I got it built in the end (after realizing I built the legs wrong the first time). Very light bench that neatly organizes shoes - I can fit my Timberland boots on the bottom shelf easily. Only downside was that, when building it the material feels a bit weird - got little prickles in my hands from the wood. No splinters, just that the quality felt a little less than what I expected and the wood didn't seem as smooth as I'd like.