This piece is absolutely perfect for my living room. We wanted something to replace our rectangular coffee table that had sharp edges (we have a 10 month old), but we also wanted storage and a table top. This ottoman ticks all those boxes and looks awesome in our space. We bought 3 of them and put them together to make a long ottomanstorage boxcoffee table. Flipping the lids to the tray side when we want to put down a drink is so easy.