This bench was very difficult to assemble mostly because the directions were almost nonexistent, the hardware was not labeled, and unlike some others products purchased from Wayfair, there were quite a few leftover over pieces of hardware, some of which were never used in the assembly, enough to make me wonder if I had put it together correctly. The directions were so vague , that i made several critical errors and if I had not put together several other pieces, I would not have been able to complete the assembly. Three stars given only because it did finally go together and looks nice.