I really like the style and color of the bench, but encountered a few things that miffed me.
STATE ON ARRIVAL: It arrived with tons of little damages, mostly scrapes along the edges and some of the finish peeling. It comes packed with some protection, but not enough to adequately prevent damage on such weak material.
ASSEMBLY: The instructions were 90 clear (make sure you look ahead to the next page before attaching part G to part A), and assembly was easy, though it did take a little while since Im slow (took about an hour). The cam screws they send are the weakest material in the world though. Every single one of them stripped out as soon as it started going into the wood, and thats using an exact perfect fit screwdriver. Unlike a lot of the furniture Ive ordered lately, the holes actually lined up, so that was nice. It came with exactly all the screws and pieces needed, no extras, so dont break or lose one during assembly. It did not come with a phillips head screwdriver, which is the only tool you need to assemble it.
QUALITY: Most of the bench appears to be particle board, but the backing is a cardboard cutout. This is not mentioned anywhere in the description. Photo attached. All visible parts of the bench are finished, except the edges of the cardboard backing. Since its particle board held together by a few screws, dont let any fat people sit on it nor kids jump on it. Sit gently or it will fall apart. Also, you cant see it in the ad photos, but it has 4 rubber feet on the bottom to help protect your wood floors, which is nice.
COLOR: The espresso color is accurate and matches all my other espresso furniture and items.
MISC.: The cushion comes with two velcro strips on the bottom side, with a sticky velcro strip attached to it that you can peel and attach to the seat of the bench to hold the cushion in place. The cushion appears white in the ad, but its slightly off/white. Not very noticeable though.
Overall I like the bench and will keep it. Id probably even buy another. Just beware of omitted details like the cardboard backing, cheap materials (camscrews), and poor packing.
I like it.
I really like the style and color of the bench, but encountered a few things that miffed me. STATE ON ARRIVAL: It arrived with tons of little damages, mostly scrapes along the edges and some of the finish peeling. It comes packed with some protection, but not enough to adequately prevent damage on such weak material. ASSEMBLY: The instructions were 90 clear (make sure you look ahead to the next page before attaching part G to part A), and assembly was easy, though it did take a little while since Im slow (took about an hour). The cam screws they send are the weakest material in the world though. Every single one of them stripped out as soon as it started going into the wood, and thats using an exact perfect fit screwdriver. Unlike a lot of the furniture Ive ordered lately, the holes actually lined up, so that was nice. It came with exactly all the screws and pieces needed, no extras, so dont break or lose one during assembly. It did not come with a phillips head screwdriver, which is the only tool you need to assemble it. QUALITY: Most of the bench appears to be particle board, but the backing is a cardboard cutout. This is not mentioned anywhere in the description. Photo attached. All visible parts of the bench are finished, except the edges of the cardboard backing. Since its particle board held together by a few screws, dont let any fat people sit on it nor kids jump on it. Sit gently or it will fall apart. Also, you cant see it in the ad photos, but it has 4 rubber feet on the bottom to help protect your wood floors, which is nice. COLOR: The espresso color is accurate and matches all my other espresso furniture and items. MISC.: The cushion comes with two velcro strips on the bottom side, with a sticky velcro strip attached to it that you can peel and attach to the seat of the bench to hold the cushion in place. The cushion appears white in the ad, but its slightly off/white. Not very noticeable though. Overall I like the bench and will keep it. Id probably even buy another. Just beware of omitted details like the cardboard backing, cheap materials (camscrews), and poor packing.