I love the look of this bench. It is exactly the color I imagined it would be. It was easy to assemble. My only reason for not giving 5 stars is that I often lean over this bench to get things off of my desk and when I do I will rest my knee on the bench, it gives a little more than it should and I am afraid that with a little more pressure I could break the wood. I have banished my teen sons from sitting on it! I still love it, but we aren't a very gentle household.