Alden Design Wooden Garden Potting Bench with Sliding Tabletop, Oak

This little bench is cute, sturdy, and lightweight, all attributes I wanted for my small tool bench/work station. It would make a good craft bench, potting bench, coffee bar, or outdoor bar station for a patio. It took me about an hour and fifteen minutes to assemble. The assembly instructions are pretty vague, so be prepared for that. I left screws loose until I was sure whatever section/step I was working on was correct (I did have part of step one reversed, so I was glad I’d worked that way). The parts fit together well. The door to my bench had a slight split in the top, and looked as if it’d been glued, but it was not highly noticeable, so wasn’t a big deal to me. I would suggest using a small drill bit to pre-drill the little shelf attachment (where the back board attaches to the two upright/vertical boards), as I did have some minor splitting issues when screwing that together. This is being kept in my garage, so I’m not staining it at this time. But I would definitely stain or seal it if kept outdoors, because the wood is fairly soft/lightweight.

Good place to work with plants. It was easy to use in the yard and helped with repotting of plants. Clean up was easy.