This is a lovely piece on our front porch.  I am comfortable on the seat, and it stores my kiddo's trucks that he plays with in our front garden.  I agree with some of the reviews about the assembly instructions -- they could be more detailed.  Words would help along with the pictures.  But, there are some steps that are just intuitive.  That's really why I gave the 4 star rating instead of 5 stars.  Also, the bottom part used for storage could be stronger.