I really like the bench but mine does not sit flush on all four corners no matter how many times I try to tighten ALL of the bolts uniformly rather than one at a time. So this relegates it to a plant stand, which happens to work well for me. Keep in mind if you have pets and plan this as a bench that even with a cushion your animal might get severely injured if its legs are caught between the bars of the seat when jumping on it. This is another reason it is being sent outdoors as a plant stand. It is very pretty though and will make a nice plant stand! Also it was on sale for much less elsewhere which bummed me out, but Wayfair is great, so oh well.