Best Choice Products Outdoor Garden Potting Bench - Natural Wooden Workstation Table with Cabinet Drawer, Open Shelf & Lower Storage - Perfect for Planting, Gardening & DIY Projects

I rated this potting bench five stars first of all for the overall experience of ordering, receiving, assembly, value, and usefulness of the product. The vendor apprised me of my order status, I received it earlier than projected, and received the disassembled bench in perfect condition, as it was packed very well.From past experiences with so many different manufacturers, I almost come to expect something to be missing from a box of parts, but not so with this potting bench. Every piece was there, to include the hardware; it was all well marked, or otherwise easily identifiable as not to be mixed up with similar pieces. The instructions are in picture format, but just as well, as they are easy to follow, and I can see where words may actually confuse the situation in some cases. I did keep a picture of a completely assembled bench close by so as to look at it from time to time so as not to get my lefts confused with my rights, and you may want to do the same to keep you on track with correct assembly, but I did not find this to be distracting to the overall experience. Every piece was quality wood, with no defects of any sort in any piece, which also pleasantly surprised me, as this seems to not be the norm nowadays.What I did, and I advise everyone to do the same, is immediately upon taking the pieces out of the box, I spread them out and coated them with a weatherproofing (I used Thompson’s). Doing so when still unassembled is so much easier and you are sure to get all the nooks and crannies. You may want to buy this prior to the bench arriving so you can get immediately to work on it when it arrives. Minus the time it took to apply weatherproofing, it is relatively a quick procedure of about 45 minutes, and when done, it is extremely sturdy, but light enough to move around easily; I’m putting mine in the garage during the harsh, windy winter here in Colorado, and I did it by myself, didn’t need two people to move it. Now, another great thing about this potting bench is the fact that by naming it “potting bench”, it may seem that this is its only use, but not so, and I think this same bench could be listed in multiple categories with only a slight name change applied. This is an absolute PERFECT bench to have close by your grill when cooking outdoors as it has everything the grill cook is looking for when BBQ’ing. Not too big, not too small, it has the table area for your items to grill, or already been grilled, hooks, drawer, smaller top shelf, and I am seriously thinking about getting another one of these benches for that purpose only. So far I’ve used it for both potting and grilling at different times as both tasks are done in the same general area. This bench could easily be sold in a grilling accessories section and not be out of place.I also cannot believe the affordable price of this bench, and with its low cost, sturdiness, ease of assembly and multi-uses, it is one of the best values I’ve scored in my life. I most heartily recommend this bench to anyone looking for a potting-grilling buddy.