The appearance of the bench is just as pictured - very attractive; however, there is definitely a manufacturing quality control issue with this product. Two of the predrilled screw holes did not line up - fortunately, they were far enough off to accommodate drilling of new holes. The routed slots on the side pieces did not match the actual warped shaped of the top back, which required trimming to allow it to fit into the slots.  Although I was able to address the manufacturing issues myself, it was very disappointing given the higher cost of the Yacht Club benches.