The bench was cute but I discovered a part of it was fractured (bottom shelf). I didn't want to deal with the hassle of sending back so l just super glued and covered with a brown furniture marker. I put it together by myself so you don't have to have two people but it would've been helpful to have an extra set of hands... however there was a challenge with the inside latch. The instructions are not step- by- step so you kind of have to figure out where to start on your own. In the end l got it done but l probably would've opted for another bench. The seat lifts but not that high so don't plan to store anything big inside of the seat.