This is a nice little piece of furniture that will serve its purpose.  It is not extremely sturdy so I wouldn't want people to use it as a bench to sit on as they take off shoes necessarily (although they say it holds up to 200lbs).  But I do like it very much.  One big improvement would be for them to include some plugs to cover the holes for the bolts.  That shiny metal bolt head really distracts from the look of the piece.  I'm going to have to get some plugs, and hope I can find matching paint for them.