This is a beautiful, versatile, high-quality piece, well-made and easy to put together. The cushion is very firm, which makes it functional as a place to put a tray, but not as comfortable as it might be for seating. One note when attaching the cross-supports, you need to drape the black fabric over half of the underside of the bench first, then insert the cross piece and secure it with the bolts provided, and then fasten the other half of the black fabric to the the bench.