This is the perfect size for my children. Most of the benches available are too high for a child to sit on and put on her shoes, but this one is exactly the right height. I needed something that they could both use at the same time, so this is perfect. It was expensive for the quality, especially since the drawer bottoms are so flimsy that you can't put anything more than a couple of pounds in there. I put it in my garage, so I didn't need the faux leather cushion and espresso look. Plain white would have been fine. The other option (pink) was too much for my girls at this age.