I literally opened the box and said “hello gorgeous”... little did I know that my husband and I had to put a lot of love into putting it together. We had to carve away a good amount for the legs to fit... I’m well aware that this bench is well constructed and so worth what we spent time wise in getting it to line up... but I wish I knew ahead of time... especially for the cost of it... aside of all that... We absolutely love this bench.