I love it!  It is heavy and like a really nice piece of furniture.  It really upscales the look of my laundry room.  It doesn't hold as much dirty laundry as my old plastic laundry baskets did, but the look of it far outweighs that downside.  You do have to careful of your fingers because it will slam shut if you don't hold onto it, as others have reported.  All in all, I am very happy with my purchase!