Solid bench — I was looking for something that could work as added storage and sitting space for my enclosed porch and this definitely does the trick. Assembly was pretty long and arduous (took a few hours with two people) and not every piece aligned seamlessly, hence the 4 stars instead of five. Instructions were pretty unforgiving and it was generous of them to suggest that the holes were pre-screwed (90% of them were not). Still, it looks great and pretty much matches the product photo.