This little bench is for placing items on or using it as a brace to shave your legs. I’m pretty small and I just fit on it. It’s really not for sitting on. It toppled over on me until I adjusted the front brace. It simply screws out to the amount needed to brace the bench. Came completely assembled. I was very disappointed with the driftwood color- it is white not gray. I bought from Wayfair to get the driftwood color and paid $20 more than another site that had an off-white color, which is what I got. Overall I love the bench, just disappointed I paid $20 more for white color.