I have 2 cats that have really messed this up...so this is not a normal review. If you have clawed friends, this material will not age well. Otherwise, it looked nice when it got here, functions very well, and had a decent amount of storage on the inside. The inside did have a weird chemically odor for a couple of months — it would have helped to be able to leave it open overnight but, cats. The odor does go away, though, so I recommend letting it properly air out when you get it if you’re able and you should be good to go. It’s a good deal and I like the base, so I will probably strip off the material my cats clawed up (jerks) and replace it with something a bit more durable to claws.