18 Pair Shoe Storage

It took about a week to receive this bench. The box is very heavy when it arrives. All parts were there, everything looked perfect and the directions were great. I would estimate it took my husband 45 minutes to an hour to assemble this. He did not have any problems with assembly. The product is excellent. It was the perfect height, width, and length to fit in my entryway. It does not look cheap and it is functional. I personally feel the sizes of the cubbies are great. I feel there is a *slight* misrepresentation with the photo that is displayed. The top row cubbies are slightly smaller than the others are. In the photo, it gives the impression that all cubbies are the same dimension and this is not true. However, for me, this was not a huge issue because I have a toddler and his shoes fit perfectly in the smaller top row. I am able to fit one pair of my shoes in one cubby.My husband has very large work boots and he does need to put one shoe in one cubby for his work boots. My teenage son is able to put both of his shoes in one cubby. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase. It's nice having a functional entryway where we can sit on the bench to put on our shoes, but it also serves as a shoe organizer and looks nice. EDIT 5/30/2013: Per another consumer's response, I need to revise the post that, in fact, the cubbies are the same size. In an error, when installing the product, the cubbies were installed up-side down, making the top row, incorrectly smaller, than the bottom row. For true representation and review of this product, if installed correctly, the cubbies are the same size.

I love the color on this! It's a beautiful, deep brown. It feels sturdy and high quality. It fits perfectly in the closet, and holds shoes nicely! It works best for flatter shoes - you would probably need something different for boots. Overall, I would recommend!

This shoe storage cubbie looks great, and it serves the purpose needed. It easily fits an average sized pair of shoes in the cubbies, except my husband used one cubby per shoe for his size 11 Nike tennis shoes as they were a bit snugger of a fit. If he puts them 'shoe box' style, they can fit, but for ease of use, we just did one shoe per cubbie for that pair. His other size 11 shoes (mostly slip on shoes like Vans etc) fit fine with both shoes in one cubby space. We were able to assemble it with relative ease.. nothing too complicated, however once we put the cubby dividers in, we ran into trouble. The dividers are about a half inch shorter than the width of the unit, so we were able to jiggy them from left to right which made it seem unsturdy and cheap. We ended up putting a couple of shims in the back to secure the gaps between the dividers and the main unit, and fortunately it's not visible once the back is nailed on, because the cubbies are dark inside. Overall, it's relatively sturdy for a shoe storage unit, but I'm not sure it would hold up well with regular use as a bench. I allow my kids (they're 18 months to age 6) to use is while putting on their shoes, because they're lighter weight, but my husband and I don't use it to sit on because I don't think it would last long with adult weights on it. For the price and the look, I am very happy. I wasn't able to find anything that was solid wood and affordable and that looked similar, so I went with this one. Time will tell how well it holds up, but right now, it looks a LOT better than our previous pile of messy shoes, and it holds a lot of shoes.

I have bought several shoe racks in the past few years, with none of them working out. This time I wanted to spend some extra money and get something I am hoping to last for years. I really wanted something made of solid wood that looked EXACTLY like this, but I cannot find anything like it on the market. I really wanted something to sit behind my sofa to catch all the shoes and put a basket on top to catch all the "pocket junk" from when my husband comes in the door and cleans his pocket. It always ends up on the counter, the bookshelf, etc. So far, adding a basket to catch all his pocket goods has been a blessing! I live in an apartment so I am going to add a table lamp to this as well since it sits just inside my front door to make it triple purpose! All you need to put this to get is a hammer and Philip's screwdriver. I would also recommend wood glue, personally. Before nailing the backing onto the piece, put a very thin line of glue, put the backing in place, then nail. It just prevents people from pushing the backing through the nails. Although, the backing is actually really thick unlike more assembly-required furniture items so I do not foresee this being a problem but with boys I always take the precaution. As for the customer packaging and customer service. The original packaging likely needs more TLC and more rethinking. It would save the company money and customers would be happier. I suggest they switch shippers as well. It was shipped via UPS and specifically says that it needs team lift. There were actually 2 UPS stickers that said team lift required. However, there was only 1 man that delivered it to us. We live in an upstairs apartment in a gated community. He parked outside of our gated community and walked it in and up the stairs all on his own. It weighs 58 lbs not including any packaging according to Amazon. The box was damaged on the ends. Upon opening the box, 4 of the parts were considerably damaged, including the corner completely broken off the top piece. On the assembly instructions there is a Customer Service number to call for issues. I have to say, for those who are uppity about needing to press numbers and such, there is no need for that. I was directly connected with a sweet woman who asked me my name and was able to look up my order. She asked what pieces were damaged. She told me it would take a few days to process, but the pieces would be in the mail. I received them. 9 days later. The box was again damaged on the ends by UPS, but there was a LOT better packaging and the pieces were very secure in the box and surrounded by some vacuum sealed foam stuff. Everything was perfect and I assembled easily. Their Customer Service definitely deserves props. It is really hard to find a company, especially online companies with excellent customer service.

Loved this item so much, I bought two of them! Very sturdy. Looks great in our foyer. VERY easy to assemble

We're a small family (4 members), but we have LOTS of shoes (mostly our kids). The entry closet was always a mess of towers of shoes haphazardly built during desperate attempts at finding pairs. Also, our youngest loved to crawl inside the closet and toss everything around like popcorn. With the cubby in place all shoes now have a home and the closet looks so tidy and nice! Bonus - our youngest no longer fits in there, so no more popcorn shoes. The slots are on the small side indeed, with larger shoes requiring their own slot, but for us that's not a problem since the kids' shoes fit well together in the same spot. The cubby was easy enough to put together by one person. Two small issues I had with it: - it has a very strong smell in the beginning - we still have to air out the closet from time to time, but it's getting fainter; - the slats that for the shoe holes are actually completely separate from the rest of the cubby, you just plop them in at the end - that makes me doubt its sturdiness a bit, but for now it's holding up just fine. All in all, for our purposes it was a very good purchase and I'm really happy with it!

Easy to put together, and 4 months later is holding up nicely to the abuse a family of 6 can throw at it. With 18 storage slots, that's storage for 3 pair of shoes each. So much better than tripping over a bunch of shoes laying around at the front door. Admittedly the cubbie holes could be a little bigger but I can fit a pair of men's size 11 in them if I turn one sideways. Other reviews say they should be able to put them in side by side, but that would just mean you can put fewer pair of shoes in it.

This is a really nice looking bench for the price. It is ridiculously easy to put together...especially if you have experience building furniture. I agree with other reviews and I feel that the cubby holes are too small...my son’s size 7 Jordans don’t fit...I had to put one shoe per cubby...not a big deal...just weird that the holes are so small. I am very happy with the quality and the overall look. Not 5 stars because the cubby holes are too small.

This was easy to build. The finish of the wood on the top of bench is nice. Each slot fits one pair of shoes or small boots. It is very sturdy once assembled and looks quite nice in our entry way. Very happy with this purchase.

Def no quality in this product, it’s made w cheap material, came with scratches and chips, the white paint was peeled off in areas, looked very beat up. For the price I expected a lot more.