This is a great product!  We live in CA and are in the 4th yr of a drought.  We have buckets to save indoor and outdoor shower water while it's heating up, etc.  We would take the bucket into the yard and water different plants.  Now, we just pour the buckets into the barrel and use the spigot to fill watering cans.  BTW, my husband built the stand for the barrel, as well as a cover, so we can just dump the bucket right outside our bedroom deck.  Suggest you purchase or build a stand to suit your needs because "stuff" can sift into the barrel through the screen and maybe even mosquitos might like it. It is similar to the color of the wall behind it so it is perfect.  May paint it with house paint though.  Probably will order another one! 

Pros: attractive, functional, 
Cons: Could include a small cover for the screen opening, but anything would work to cover it.