We were looking to get something in place of a coffee table to eliminate sharp edges that our little one could bump her head on. This is perfect! Very nice quality and material. Wrote to Wayfair to ask if this was a velvet material. They said that it was not. I figured they were probably wrong so I ordered it anyway. Glad I was right! It is a very nice soft velvet material that does not feel like cotton at all. It's not too heavy and the best part is it requires no assembly!!