I had an ottoman similar to this one and wanted to replace it. I love that I can store extra blankets inside and use the tops as dinner trays. This piece is smaller than our previous ottoman but still workable. There is one weird thing about it. There is velcro that sticks out along the sides of the top cushions. We have 3 dogs in our home and their hair collects along the sides. The vacuum is getting the hair up for now but I wonder if, eventually, I will have to use more extreme measures to remove the dog hair.