Suncast 50 Gallon Patio Bench with Storage - Decorative Resin Outdoor Patio Bench for Deck, Patio, Garden, Backyard - Ideal for Storing Toys, Cushions, Tools - Taupe ()

This is great! It is easy to put together, looks good on the patio, gets rid of the clutter, AND you can sit on it!

Okay other than it took my neighbor and I about 30 minutes to put it together because the first 2 steps are just a tad hard to understand once you get past that it is a breeze to put together. Now its a whole snap together thing absolutely no tools are needed to put this together. So make sure you really get it snapped together otherwise when you sit on it, it will finish snapping and make you think you are falling lol but once it is all snapped together it is very sturdy. And we had a huge thunderstorm and after I went out to check the storage section and it was dry. I was very impressed by that. I absolutely love this.Updated 4-15-15 Okay adding a picture of my bench - for those that say it is cheap and flimsy not sure what world they come from but this is far from it. I am not a skinny girl by any means and I am able to sit on this bench and have no worries it is going to "crack" or "break" or "fall" and as far as it being in the elements it is rainy season where I live so it rains every day and it is outside on my uncovered patio (as you can see) and in the sun all day long (when it isn't raining) and it is holding up just fine. So for those that read the low reviews about these things - make sure to read all the good reviews too.

Bought as a gift for my hubby. Not super enthused with how it came with NO instructions & the edges were rough in a lot of areas like it wasn't properly cut when they were finishing it. After I read some other reviews & finally snapped it all together, it looks nice enough. It DOES get water in it as we had a hard rain a couple days after putting it on our BBQ deck-I had gotten the idea it was pretty tightly sealed from a lot of the reviews I read. It's not as if it flooded, however, it will make a difference in what we store in it. We do have a sunroom, but I bought it for him to be able to store all his BBQ things & also have an extra place to sit when either of us are cooking outside. It's very stable when we sit on it & easily sits 2 average size adults. I would assume 3 or 4 kids could fit on it depending on their size. Love the taupe color & we do have other Suncast items such as a cedar potting bench we bought a few months ago at a store. The potting bench is VERY well made which is another reason I went with Suncast over some of the other manufacturers of patio storage benches. I would recommend it, but I would say if you plan on putting it outside & you live in an area where you get a lot of rain, know that it will get some water on the inside-it isn't 100% sealed against rain. However, the price is good, it looks nice & serves the purpose of a storage place & a nice little bench you can rest on when you want. Ours only gets sun for a few hours out of the day & it hasn't gotten too warm to sit on, which is a question I saw someone ask. The only improvement would be some sort of instructions-not everyone knows which part to start with, etc.& instructions would have saved me a lot of time in trying to put it together.

We bought this 9 years ago and everything still works perfectly. It has faded some and not quite as "pretty" as a new one but still suits our needs.

Having a bench w. a back is more comfortable and acts as a betterscreen if you need that. The curved back is aesthetically pleasing and the pebbled texture is neutral, fades away in the landscape and doesn't yellow as the cheap white plastic furniture will.While the bench is overall sturdy enough, the arms will flex a bit. They aren't wide enough to set a cup or mug on them.Storage space is great. Choose carefully what to store, things will get wet and stay wet.It assembled very easily (by me, myself). It is sturdy & looks like new after 2 winters with temps going into the single digits and 2 summers in direct sun. No sign of plastic going brittle or discoloring.Pretty impossible, despite much searching, to find a cushion to fit cthis bench. Rather than pay for a custom cushion, I found one from L.L.Bean that was a good fit for the width and fairly close on the length.Overall a good purchase. It would earn five stars if it offered better storage protection from the elements and the seat matched up better w. standard size cushions.

Since we bought this patio bench in June 2009, it has held up to three kids, three moves, 36 seasonal changes, including two record-breaking winters of 81" and 110" of snow. During MA's Snowmageddon 2015, the bench was buried under almost 7 feet of snow. That's 2,190 days of weather and family ab/use. Our next-door neighbors were so impressed with our unit, they bought one for their family patio, too.The bench is easy to assemble right out of the box. No tools are required as all the pieces simply snap into place. That's an important feature to consider for outdoor equipment that is exposed to the elements year round - you won't have pieces that rust and discolor the unit, your deck or clothes, or the stored items. The top can be popped off for seasonal cleaning. We splash on some Murphy's Oil Soap, scrub, hose down and air dry.Although we wrap mitts and other soft-textured items in large Ziploc storage bags, the bench is remarkably waterproof. Even torrential downpours barely penetrate the casing with only nominal water in the honeycombed base. It's a solid piece of outdoor furniture, despite the snap-in-place construction, easily holding two adults without the top buckling. Summer heat hasn't caused any warping, either, while the light color prevents skin contact heat burns.This was a big-ticket purchase that has more than proved its worth. The Suncast Patio Bench is a good investment for your family's outdoor needs. Highly recommended.NOTE: Still using this patio bench as of June 2017!