on opening  package i saw straight away that the grey woodwash was very patchy and thin on the wooden slats, i waited so long for this item, the wood  had a lot of knots but the actual woodslats  and screws were cut  to a good quality,.. to be honest you would have to restain the bench as the normal wood colour was more prominent than the grey, loved the style of the bench,  but sadly felt let down by the overall appearance.