Pros:– Very beautiful wood; heavy, solid and well-constructed.– Color of wood is much deeper and richer than the mfg's product listing photos.– Very impressive-looking in person.Cons:– I originally ordered the weathered grey, but it looked like manufactured resin and not like real wood, so I returned that and ordered the natural teak, which is beautiful.– The mechanical assembly of putting the bench together was dead simple, and took 5 minutes; but it took another 10 minutes to peel off all the stubborn, and completely unnecessary, piece-identification stickers (3rd photo), and then another 30 minutes to put in the small wooden pegs that cover the side screw holes. After trying many times to put them in and realizing they just will not fit, I had to enlarge 4 of the 6 holes with a Dremel with a small sanding drum (3rd photo). I have many years of experience in detailed finish carpentry so I know what I'm doing; 4 of the pegs were simply too large to fit into the holes.Aside from the assembly annoyances, it's a beautiful, excellent bench and I would highly recommend it.