Chelmsford Entryway Storage Bench - Shoe Cubbies w/ Fixed Shelves - White Finish

I've been looking for a good quality, good looking, and reasonably priced shoe storage bench for a long while now. I finally purchased two of these and I love them. They are rock solid and I can plop my 200 lbs frame down on them with no flexing, groaning, or wobbling. They are a little tall (which is great when my father comes over, he has some difficulty getting up from low seats), so I left the legs off of one of them so my wife can sit comfortably. Thanks to the nice molding it looks perfectly natural without the legs. I kept the baskets in the tall one but removed them from the short one to make room for more shoes. We also ditched the cushions. Seems like they'd just be a pain sliding around and they aren't that decorative. Oh, I guess I should add that the benches themselves really are as attractive in person as the appear in the images.Bonus: Thanks to the baskets, I can now always find my keys and wallet!

Happier than I thought I would be with this bench. Looks great, and fits perfect in my front entry way. No mroe shoes scattered all over the place. After much searching, this was by far the best option I could find - regardless of price point, and this reallt wasn't bad. I was a little concerned about so many people getting that awful mustard cushion, but figured I could easily recover the cushion since nothing else seemed to fit the bill. I was very pleasantly surprised when mine arrived with a very distinguished dark chocolate brown cushion. By no means the best cushion in the world, but perfect for this item. A little tricky assembling, and definitely helps to have an extra set of hands, but had it together about 45 minutes I would guess and very satisfied with it.

Now that it's assembled, I really like it. Assembling it was not an enjoyable process. The pegs that come with it are WOEFULLY undersized and are about as effective at holding it together as angel kisses and baby's breath. There was a lot of breath-holding and impromptu yoga moves (and cursing...) involved in getting it together. I could have gone out and bought appropriately-sized pegs, but come on... That's why they're supposed to send you the hardware in the first place.The pad on top isn't super high quality, so I'm planning on replacing it with foam from a fabric store one of these days. I don't think the cover would survive the wash, and I don't think I'd be able to get it back on the foam even if it did.

Received this product in no time at all, one package includes everything. The puzzle came together little by little but when finally done it is really a great functional piece of furniture. We placed it in our entryway and it accommodates our foot ware and golf accessories. The top cushion is not the greatest thing around but it does its job. It is well constructed, solid when everything is joined together and looks great. It is very functional. I never put one of these projects together in one sitting, if I get frustrated I simply walk away for a while, read the directions again then apply what I have learned. All the parts were there and the ones that need to be are quality in nature. I would not hesitate recommending this bench to anyone. Have fun, learn something new and enjoy your purchase.

This bench is just ok. It is redder than I thought it would be. Based on the picture (and the color name -- "expresso"), I thought it was not be as red as it is. I would say it is more of a cherry color than expresso. Even though it is redder than I'd like, it still looks fine in our entryway. It feels sturdy when I sit on it (I'm about 130 lbs.). I would not feel comfortable if someone much over 200 lbs. sat on it.This thing is very difficult to assemble. First, the instructions are awful. They do not tell you which way to face the boards when assembling them, so you sort of have to figure it out (make sure the finished sides are all facing the same way). Also, after you assemble the shoe slots, you need to put the bottom on. That is a chore! It is very difficult to get the slots to fit in the right way. You definitely need two people to assemble it.The baskets look nice, but I think they need some felt on the bottom or else the shelves will get scratched.Overall, I don't regret this purchase, but I don't love it. It will be a handy spot for guests to put their shoes.

I really wanted to like this bench. I have been eagerly anticipating its arrival and was excited to open it and begin the assembly process. But boy, was I naive! This product is very poorly designed and the parts do not line up, no matter how creative one gets. It is mostly kept together by extremely flimsy wooden dowels which would not be effective anyway, but what made the experience even more frustrating was the fact that the components would not line up, making it impossible to construct the item! After having it fall on the floor and on me numerous times while I was trying to secure the end pices together, I finally decided I'd had enough. I got hurt trying to put this flimsy piece of garbage together, and the cheaply made particle board pieces fell apart and splintered after they fell once. I am preparing. Nursery and have assembled four different furniture pieces in the last two weeks. I'm pretty good at construction so please don't think this is an operator issue. This product is very poorly designed and even if it had gone together properly, I would have HUGE misgivings about a person's safety in actually sitting on it. I could never recommend such a horrible product.

This hallway bench is extremely sturdy and will easily accommodate an 250-300lb adult and won't fall to pieces after a few months. The cushion isn't secured to the top in any way so it can move around on you, and it is a medium to medium/low quality of fabric, but it serves the purpose and looks OK. I think it looks good, is well worth the price, and probably delivers more than expected compared to price/quality ratio of other benches.