Bench arrived damaged. The base was screwed into the seat at the factory. During shipping, the screws were stripped out of the seat’s wooden frame and was not safe to use. We had to reposition each screw in order to reattach the frame to the seat. What a pain!  The overall bench is sturdy once assembled correctly. A bit too tall for me at 5”2. I’m overall happy w it. But the coloring of the seat is a bit misrepresented in the picture. Less of a cream and more of a natural dark hay color.