The bench itself is very pretty and seems very well constructed, however, the one issue I have with this bench, that I noticed when I assembled it, is that the top portion (I guess because of all the lattice work in the back of the bench, is much heavier than the bottom.  So, it could easily fall backwards if someone sat in it the wrong way, too quickly, etc.  I'd recommend placing it up against a wall or a tree, with something behind it, because I'm worried with kids in the yard, they are going to tumble backwards on it.