Very happy with the bench once assembled; assembly was not difficult but did require two people (needed extra leverage to align the drill holes). My reason for not giving 5 stars is that the color is not well represented in the photos; I ordered grey and the color of the bench I received is more of a sandy taupe. Unsure if I was shipped the wrong color (the other color actually being "SANDY"), or if the grey is really not truly grey; regardless, I decided to keep it.