I have twin girls so I bought 2 of these upholstered benches for each of their bedrooms, which are a cross between Boho and shabby chic….in pink no less. These are the cutest benches. Very sturdy. Soft  velvet-like to the touch. The bench opens easily for storage and stays open until you close it. It has a soft close feature that keeps it from flopping down which is nice. My only issue which is not really that big of an issue because it worked well anyway is that the benches are not really “pink” as we ordered them. The color is actually more of a rose or mauve color. Regardless they look great! I wish one of my twins had picked the blue. It is probably beautiful, but I couldn’t convenience either if my girly girls to go with the blue one.