First off the directions were wrong so I already cracked the wood on the first chair i put together, it said to use the long screws for that- WRONG!!! Very upsetting considering this was a gift to our parents. Second, the holes for the umbrella does not allow for a normal everyday umbrella base to fit through bottom shelf, fyi! Overall it is a very cute little bench and the parents were satisfied, they kept the umbrella base we got them and just move the umbrella to where they want it depending on the time of day.