We have had this bench for at least 6 months. We live in Arizona and this bench has withstood direct sunlight and temperatures of 115 with no problem. It looks great paired with the tiki torches in our backyard. We use it to store 2 blankets for our hammock, gardening gloves, 3 sets of large clippers for trimming bushes and a number of frisbees, sidewalk chalk, etc. As you can tell it has a great storage area and you would never know from looking at it. It came with a plain linen cushion; our only complaint comes from my husband and he thinks that it would be more comfortable if it had a cushion along the back as well. I am writing this review because it just withstood a monsoon storm last night without any trouble. Everything stayed dry that was inside. We also bought the ottoman that goes with it. I would recommend this bench.
We bought this stool to go with the bamboo storage bench. We have had both for six months. We use them by our pool to store all kinds of backyard stuff and they have no problem withstanding Arizona temperatures and monsoon rains. We use both more for storage and an extra place to sit because we have other furniture that we prefer to sit on, but this looks cool as extra seating by our spa. By the way, ours has a flat cushion if that matters to anyone. I would recommend them if you need cute storage space as they look better than plastic or wicker storage boxes and the bamboo seems to hold up better.
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