The bench looks great in our bathroom and adds storage for our towels. It is well built and sturdy. I would have preferred a more substantial bottom shelf, but the rest of the bench is solid wood. The only assembly problem I found was attaching the seat hinges. One of the three hinge predrilled hole sets was misaligned and took extra effort to get the three screws in. The directions were very easy to follow. There were extra screws included in case some were lost but I did not need to use any of them. Be aware that you need a phillips head screwdriver and a rubber mallet to assemble. I attached a felt furniture pad on the head of my hammer but the wooden dowels did not require a lot of force to be seated.
Solid and Well Made
The bench looks great in our bathroom and adds storage for our towels. It is well built and sturdy. I would have preferred a more substantial bottom shelf, but the rest of the bench is solid wood. The only assembly problem I found was attaching the seat hinges. One of the three hinge predrilled hole sets was misaligned and took extra effort to get the three screws in. The directions were very easy to follow. There were extra screws included in case some were lost but I did not need to use any of them. Be aware that you need a phillips head screwdriver and a rubber mallet to assemble. I attached a felt furniture pad on the head of my hammer but the wooden dowels did not require a lot of force to be seated.