My husband and I were looking for something for our living room that could be safe to have when our daughter starts walking. We absolutely love this. It's a footrest/coffee table/storage item and it looks great. It's also very comfortable to sit on, fits in well with our traditional/comfortable decor and wide enough to play board games on, absolutely love everything about it. Oh and easy to put together, my husband had it out of the package and put together in less than 15 minutes, keeping in mind all he had to do was put the legs on it. :)