This is a large enough cabinet to easily put 9-seat +coffee  table sectional covers (without folding), deck cleaning supplies, 6 large candleholders and much more. In the summer, the surface becomes very hot—too hot to touch in the middle of the day. Assembly is a bit complex (but we are not good at DIY at all) but all the pieces have ID letters (A, B, C...), which helped us a LOT for following the instructions.