I bought the blue one, and it looks exactly like the photo.  The bench feels comfortable and sturdy.  It stores 6 pairs of adult shoes.  It took me about 2 hours to assemble, by myself (I admit that I'm a novice though, so you may be able to do it faster).  It arrives in many pieces, but the directions were very clear and every part was labeled with stickers. One criticism:  the cushion does not tie on to the bench, so every time you open it, the cushion slides off (I just hold the cushion as I open it, but having it tie on to the bench would be an easy improvement to the design).