This isn't an expensive piece of furniture obviously. And it's definitely not real leather, it's some kind of bonded product I think. I have a leather chair, and the look and feel of the ottoman is nowhere close to my chair. But it looks nice, it's very sturdy, and seems to be well-constructed. It wasn't the easiest thing to put together though. Took a bit of finessing with some of the parts, but I did manage to get to together without too much trouble.