After much searching I decided to buy this bench because, along with a reasonable price, it has more style and functionality than anything else I could find in this price range. There is not only a taller space for a pair of boots but a rack on one side and a hidden drawer on the other! The only Cons are: 1. You really need two people to assemble this bench. It was very hard to do it alone. 2. The directions are small diagrams with very little text. I had to contact the vendor for additional information before I could make sense of the diagrams. The Pros: the seller was quick to respond to my messages and very helpful! Now that it is fully assembled this bench adds real value to my room and I am very happy to have it!
Very nice and sturdy bench. Not hard at all to assemble. I do however have an issue with the way the product was packaged. When I opened the box I noticed right away a few areas of damage. On one of the pre assembled parts a board was hanging loose. On another part It had about a one inch long gash about an 8th of an inch deep. I used wood filler, stain, and glue to make the repairs myself. This vendor really needs to review how they ship their product. Would have given it 5 stars if not for the damage.
This seemed like a great buy and it arrived way quicker than scheduled. When it arrived however, it was COVERED in dust and all scratched up. It came with poor instructions and a seemingly random assortment of screws and tools. See the picture I included? I didn't use one a whole set of screws that were in the package but not on the directions attached. The wooden pegs were all different sizes and none of them fit quite right. After an aggravating hour or two of assembly it was together and was (to my surprise) actually pretty sturdy! You can see in the other picture I included it can hold 2 very handsome lions. Joking aside it can hold my weight of 250lbs but only 4 pairs of shoes. I don't regret my purchase but I would have shopped around more before buying this had I known.
this is a good shoe rack bench at a reasonable price, and looks nice in our entryway. It took us half an hour to assemble, no thanks to the instructions, which are backwards and on occasion even incorrect (says to use the screwdriver in a couple of places when it's clearly the allen wrench you want). How you're supposed to hold up the pieces and which direction they need to face is also unclear, and we ended up reverse-engineering a lot, since the images did not give enough information. Otherwise a good product, fairly sturdy (I wouldn't have more than two people sit on it at the same time though), fits several pairs of shoes and has a side rack for things like umbrellas, magazines, etc, and a small drawer for knick-knacks. If you squish them in, it can fit a pair of boots, but probably not really tall ones unless you're willing to fold them. Seems good quality for its price too, made of bamboo, no unfinished pieces etc.