I sighed a deep heavy sigh when I opened the door to find the bench had been delievered. I've assembled so much furniture lately that the thought of using an alan wrench again on my tender fingers was really unpleasant. 

I ripped open the box and had the entire thing assembled in about 20 minutes with "help" from my 3 year old. It's solid and beautiful. Substantial looking piece for my foyer. Highly recommend!