Perfect for my small apartment. Not a super sturdy bench but aesthetically pleasing for shoe storage in my living room. Definitely need a drill for the back piece. I wish the instructions were better. It was hard to tell what sides faces inward vs outward when looking at the pictures. I had to unscrew the bottom piece after it was mostly put together because the holes were for the feet. If it came with better instructions and was more sturdy i would have rated it 55 stars.