All reviews about it being flimsy and not finished are correct!!! My husband is not happy with me as he sanded it twice, painted 3 layers and now going to spray paint a 4th layer! And it is not going back together after painting... I really hope it wont break the first time we sit on it! Bought it because of the middle cup holder option, but trust the reviews. Lots of work and wood is flimsy soft wood. For some reason I thought it said oak, but definitely not it. Wished we had returned it,but he started working on it while I was away. :-(