33 Gallon Wooden Storage Bench with Liner for Patio Garden Porch

We needed a way to store recycling on our small, covered front porch without a bunch of ugly plastic bins. This bench is the best solution! I put it together solo in about a half hour, but I'm sure someone with better hands could have done it faster. I put three 11x11 boxes inside to hold cans, bottles, paper. The bench looks nice and provides a seat to accompany our rocker. As someone else notes, if you want a cushion, you may have to have one made (or make one yourself) - it's an odd size that I haven't been able to find here or in stores. In terms of construction, all the holes were predrilled, even for the hinges (but it took me a few minutes to figure out where the holes were and how to attach hinges). The rest of the kit was easy to put together. The directions advise only putting screws in halfway until the bench is assemble (except for lid), and that's a good point. Things need to be loose so you can fit the back of the bench on. Then tighten everything up. The directions also note that if one of the large screws doesn't feel like its going in right, back it out and try again, being sure to keep the two pieces aligned. That was also helpful. All in all, a great buy. We won't be working this bench too hard, and its under cover. I'm hopeful that we'll get some decent years out of it.

Use with the supplied liner seemed a bit clumsy to me so I skipped the liner and used plastic containers instead.

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I wish it was a little bit wider and a teeny bit longer to fit my chair cushions. It’s very attractive and sturdy.

The bench has a very nice look, sturdy and the color is a nice honey maple. Attaching the seat above the storage compartment was almost impossible. The holes for the hinges are just impressions not predrilled and they do not line up. Inserting the screws while keeping the seat alined correctly was a challenge.

This is a beautiful bench and comfortable. However it is not for outdoors. When assembling I found instructions that said to keep it out of direct sunlight and dry and to wipe off water/spills immediately. I suppose it could work on an enclosed porch. Stars are removed only because of the faculae advertising.