this is a great entry/mudroom bench. it's big enough to sit two grown adults and about 3 little kids. Love the space at the bottom for shoes that are always worn. The bottom  is great to also place some indoor shoes for guests to use, if you have a no shoe policy like i do (that's next on my to do list). The color is just like in the pictures. The wood doesn't look fake super shiny finish, i picked the brown all over one FYI. My attached pictures are on the dark side, but i promise you it's very nice. My husband put it together by himself in about 1 hour. We need it so badly, it's already in use. I'll update this review later in regard to durability.