I love my new bench. I know just how I'm going to use it.  I am going to put my orchids on it in the back of my patio. Since I don't want it to turn colors as the insert said it would, I varnished it with a waterproof clear stain and it loves just great. I'm  so satisfied with the look of  it. By the way, the insert said it would take two people 30 minutes to assemble it but it actually just  took only 15 minutes.