I use these in front of my couch as ottomans. I like that I can store blankets in them to use for snuggling on cold evenings. The leather is pretty, but seems a bit thin. I've had them for 4 years and they have held up well.
Update August 2020: these are now six years old and the thin leather at the edges has worn away from resting our feet on these Ottomans. I guess that it is time to replace them with something else.