Matterials are pretty high quality, and it's pretty sturdy.  Looks great! I took off one star for the construction process; Building requires screwing in 24 self-tapping screws for the backing and another 6 for the feet on the bottom.  There are "predrilled holes" in the backing but nothing in the actual back of the bench .  Installing the backing, as well as the feet, proves to be an involved process but once it's put together it looks great and it's solid as a rock.