Overall, I am satisfied with my purchase of this bench. It was fairly easy to put together, elegant looking,  and feels very sturdy. My only complaint with the actual bench is that some of the threads are more shimmery than what I would prefer but not a big enough issue that it would make me not want to purchase again. With that said, I was very upset with Wayfair's packaging of this product. I purchased an open box item (which was new and had no noticeable defects) but Wafair shipped it to me with hardly any packaging tape to seal the box. The entire end of box was gaping open and it was pouring rain the day it was delivered. The bench was soaked with with water on that end and I was very upset as "open box" items are not returnable. Thankfully it dried out fine with no odor or damage to the fabric. Because of this lack of care in the shipping process, I would be more hesitant to purchase an item from Wayfair again.