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.
This looks great and was pretty easy to assemble / however, I did find that some of the hardware was very difficult to fit in the designated holes and the screw heads would erode quickly when trying to insert said hardware. However, it looks nice and remains very functional.
I like it but was confused with attaching the two sides to the rest of the bench. Make sure you have a hammer because the sides are not secured with screws, but instead wooden stabilizers. However it is quite sturdy but I definitely wouldnt try to move it without another person because it would probably fall because of the way it was designed. But I can slide it across the floor as long as I hold both sides together. But its a pretty good quality. Also in the picture advertised it looks black and white but its actually a really dark brown and the cushion is more cream colored. I really love how it look like
Some of the components are not fitting, either too loose or too tight to screw in. Not consistent. I have paused on the assembly for now due to frustration, but hope to complete it this weekend. Packaging was fine and I am sure it will be great once I can actually get it together.
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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.
Five Stars
Easy to build and exactly what I was looking for for the front entry of our new house.
This looks great and was pretty easy to assemble / however
This looks great and was pretty easy to assemble / however, I did find that some of the hardware was very difficult to fit in the designated holes and the screw heads would erode quickly when trying to insert said hardware. However, it looks nice and remains very functional.
One Star
Screws striped easily and the holes didnt match up. Ended up returning it!
Too time consuming to build!
I do not recommend this.Rediculously time consuming to put together. Quality ok, very stable, but based on time to build
An ok piece!
I like it but was confused with attaching the two sides to the rest of the bench. Make sure you have a hammer because the sides are not secured with screws, but instead wooden stabilizers. However it is quite sturdy but I definitely wouldnt try to move it without another person because it would probably fall because of the way it was designed. But I can slide it across the floor as long as I hold both sides together. But its a pretty good quality. Also in the picture advertised it looks black and white but its actually a really dark brown and the cushion is more cream colored. I really love how it look like
Assembly is difficult
Some of the components are not fitting, either too loose or too tight to screw in. Not consistent. I have paused on the assembly for now due to frustration, but hope to complete it this weekend. Packaging was fine and I am sure it will be great once I can actually get it together.
Four Stars
Great value for a well designed bench; easy to assemble and I am impressed with its solidity.
Perfect
This is exactly what I was looking for. I used it as book storage in my daughters room. I recovered the pad to match her room and it came out great
Good drink storage!
We currently use it for drinks and storing small items, and we love it! Great choice for reasonable price
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