We have only had this a few days and gotten many compliments. It does seem pretty sturdy, however I was disappointed to realize they are only single hooks, not double hooks, but hey, it still works just fine. This really needs to be mounted to the wall. It is definitely sturdy enough for the average adult to sit on, but it easily tips. My son sat on it, but when he tried to stand up, it almost fell on him.Basically, we have an odd townhouse - so you enter on the ground floor, but the main floor is up a full flight of stairs. At the top of the stairs is a small area that is totally dead space, but not really big enough for an armoire. We loved this corner coat rack from Crate & Barrel but couldn't justify the $400. This is really easy to put together (except for the screws you put into the bottom of the cushion) and isn't overly heavy.Our bottom brackets were bent upon arrival, but we were able to bend them to the correct angle and screw in the pieces.