My husband is in love with this. He is 71 and said he is getting too old to kneel and put his boots on. He wanted a place to sit. We had to do very little rearranging. Got rid of a standing tree coat rack and ordered this plus a wall-mounted coat rack for above it. He assembled it within two hours, despite the fact that instructions were not all in the right sequence. (The side panels have to be in place and ready to attach before the bottom panel can be attached. Also, there were dowels for the bottom panel that go no where. Eliminated them.)
The only complaint, and not much of one, is that we chose the bench in espresso, liking the dark brown color, and it is really almost black. The cushion is a nice surprise. The cover is a water-resistant fabric and has a zipper, I suppose in case you ever want to replace the cover or the foam inside. It also has velcro on the bottom to keep it from falling off the bench, or moving around on the bench. Now my husband stores his boots in the cubicles and the area is so much neater than before. Note, that this is a very small unit. For us, it fit perfectly without our having to move any furniture around, and at 16 inches, it is narrow enough that there is no interference with our front door opening. It also appears to be very sturdy, with no wobble or motion to it. We consider it to be an excellent value for what we paid.
My husband was so happy to sit and try it as soon as he finished assembling it. That evening our son-in-law came over and the first thing he did was sit on it and say, I could use this when I put my boots on. Exactly. We will all be happy with this purchase.
BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
My husband is in love with this. He is 71 and said he is getting too old to kneel and put his boots on. He wanted a place to sit. We had to do very little rearranging. Got rid of a standing tree coat rack and ordered this plus a wall-mounted coat rack for above it. He assembled it within two hours, despite the fact that instructions were not all in the right sequence. (The side panels have to be in place and ready to attach before the bottom panel can be attached. Also, there were dowels for the bottom panel that go no where. Eliminated them.) The only complaint, and not much of one, is that we chose the bench in espresso, liking the dark brown color, and it is really almost black. The cushion is a nice surprise. The cover is a water-resistant fabric and has a zipper, I suppose in case you ever want to replace the cover or the foam inside. It also has velcro on the bottom to keep it from falling off the bench, or moving around on the bench. Now my husband stores his boots in the cubicles and the area is so much neater than before. Note, that this is a very small unit. For us, it fit perfectly without our having to move any furniture around, and at 16 inches, it is narrow enough that there is no interference with our front door opening. It also appears to be very sturdy, with no wobble or motion to it. We consider it to be an excellent value for what we paid. My husband was so happy to sit and try it as soon as he finished assembling it. That evening our son-in-law came over and the first thing he did was sit on it and say, I could use this when I put my boots on. Exactly. We will all be happy with this purchase.