We’re loving these benches! They were easy to assemble and are very sturdy. We got two and placed them together to form a coffee table. It has been a good solution to the challenge of having a table for both sofas that face each other. The arms on the sofas are the same height as the back so end tables weren’t practical. Now we just slide a bench in front of each sofa for guests to place their coffee cups. No one realizes they are seating benches until we point it out. The fact that they actually benches gives us additional seating when needed.