I'm very pleased with this product.   It looks good. The wood looks luxurious, it's not laminate. It's very sturdy and there is black fabric underneath that you fasten to the frame, with Velcro at the edging. so really they thought of everything when they designed this bench. I might spray the fabric with scotch guard since it does look like it would stain. The assembly instructions were skimpy but fine for someone with experience.