I love this bench! The design and functionality are terrific. The price was even better. My only complaint was the assembly instructions. They were incredibly vague and were only pictures, no words. The instructions were broken down into 5 steps. In my opinion each of those steps should have been broken down into 5 additional steps. The lack of written instructions also made the assembly more difficult than necessary. In addition to the vague instructions two pieces of the bench were marked incorrectly. The left side rail was marked as right and vice versa. Overall it is a really nice, sturdy bench.