We have this bench in our mudroom area and it works great. Not to big, and holds quite a few pairs of shoes. It was fairly simple to assemble. Pay attention to wear all your brackets/hinges are going because we somehow flipped them and had to take the doors off and start that part over. Other than that it was pretty painless. The wood is not the best quality, but from a distance it looks nice with the rest of our furniture. The bench cushion is not my favorite. It looks pretty cheap and isn't very think. It could easily be recovered or replaced if you can find the correct size. But for our purposes the cushion will due for now.