Nice bench. Top is a bit annoying to assemble.

The screw for the hinge to open the bench wont stay so you can not open the bench. The very reason I got the bench was for the storage and now its just a bench. Its pretty. I really wish it was better made. The hinges are to big, I think, screws not enough to hold it. Maybe I can find some smaller hinges and replace.

The assembly is truly not worth buying the piece. The instructions are terrible. You must have a drill to assemble it. The parts were also fault. The spring wear to tight they almost snapped the wood. We were finally able to assemble it after hours. The wood is unfinished and will warp if you don’t put some work into it.

Terrible! Took five hours to assemble due to faulty step four in the Assembly diagram. Had to redo the hinges as a result. The bench cover does not fully open due to bench back jamming into the back slats.