This is a super sturdy and attractive potting bench, exactly what I was looking for. It took me a few hours to put together. I could have taken me a couple of hours if I hadn't make a couple dumb mistakes. That and one piece of wood was a little bit warped and so the holes didn't match up exactly but I don't fault the manufacturer for that. Wood is a natural material and can't be guaranteed to always fit together like a man-made material would and fortunately the piece wasn't anything impacting the integrity of the bench. One issue out of dozens of holes to line up seems reasonable for a custom wood piece. I'm very happy with my purchase and see myself getting years of joy from owning this potting bench.