I got this about a month  after  my old bench broke  after  year of use . So this time we decided  to make  the back yard have a  theme after  seeing  the bench.  First  off  the bench  is really  easy  to  put together but you will  need  two  people  to put together.  The bench  is   very sturdy even after  my kid jumped  off of it .  I haven't  seen  any signs of  the paint   fading  . The one bad thing about  is the  piece that's supposed to be the head  metal  is a little  thin  but  besides that  everything  is  good  .