Pretty much exactly what I wanted. I was very worried when I first unpackaged it seeing how split a lot of the wood was, but they have a flyer in each box assuring you that it's natural for the cedar to have such splits and it doesn't effect the stability of the bench. Our handyman put it together so I can't speak to ease of that, but as others posted previously it most definitely is in need of a good sanding all over before you use it, especially the bottom bench.  Didn't give it five stars because I have no idea how long it's going to take me to sand this thing, and I'm not looking forward to it.