This bench from Shine Company is sturdy and yet easy to move around my yard. I like Natural no paint or stain, as the wood acts as an insect repellent. The wood will turn gray color before the year is out. The seat fits a cushion 40” x 18”. It’s a great outdoor fort for the barncat, too.Very easy to assemble. We painted this to match house trim. Accepted paint well - looks great!Ordered one and received. It had a crack nearly the length of the front rail. Appeared it would break soon. Requested a replacement and received it promptly. It has several splits/cracks in several places. The wood is beautiful and has lots of character. Design is also good. Just too many flaws for the price. Since there is a one year support from the manufacture I will keep the second one and try to fix the flaws. Will make a point not to buy from this dealer in the future. Glad Amazon has a good return policy. Should ask for a third one and see if third time is charm. Sure hate to write bad things, but I'm big on quality and this is not it.I needed a bench this size. Hard to find. I got the unfinished one because I wanted to paint it a certain color. The only thing I didn't like was that it was made in China. Otherwise, I love it.Purchased for Santa to sit on at a dog meetup event. Easy to put together. Not the sturdiest of benches. It worked for the purpose of the event. If you’re looking to use this for daily use I wouldn’t recommend it. I don’t know how long it will last. We used it for a two hour event and took it back apart after to save for next Christmas. Hopefully we can get a couple Christmas’s out of it with very little use.It is lightweight but sturdyBought this last spring. Before putting together, i coated with water sealer. The wood is soft, so you aren't able to really torque down on the fastners too much. Going into the second season, the thing still looks decent. Had to tighten up the fasteners, and i even added some galvanized deck screws of a similar color to the joints that are factory glued or tacked into place because they were loosening up.It is quite cute. I painted it red to go with my family room decor.