Ive had this for a month now and at first I was really excited, but now... not so much. It is outside on our patio and I can say with certainty that it is not made for the outdoors. A lot of the paint has either flaked off or will do so soon. I knew being outside and subjected to the full summer sun for probably 5 hours a day would take its toll, I just didnt think it would be this bad. This item would probably work OK if it was kept inside out of the weather. A better coat of paint would have helped it as well. The paint it was coated with really offered zero protection. I might try to break it back down, wire-brush it, and paint it with a good coat of glossy outdoor paint before it warps too badly.