Shop Baxton Studio Nelson Wooden Bench, Natural

Description

Functional for everyday use and beautiful enough for whole home appeal, this modern Classic Wooden Bench fits into any theme wonderfully! It serves equally well as table, platform base or seating, depending on need and situation. The construction is 100% solid hardwood built for durable quality with finger-jointed legs for superior strength.Bench: 60 in.W x 18.5 in.D x 14 in.H. Bench Top: 1.5 inches Thick.

Features

• Airy, functional bench designed for the bedroom, entry, dining or living room
• Constructed from solid hardwood with open-slatted seat and black finish
• Angular legs are stylish and stable; plenty of room for baskets underneath
• Cross-supports and finger-jointing on the legs create extra durability
• Measures 18-1/2 by 60 by 14 inches; also available in black finish

Customer Reviews

Poor quality knockoff
X. Sorin

The bench arrived damaged with a ding in one corner and a broken piece in the opposite corner. I can write that up to shipping damage, however the overall finish and assembly quality of the product is extremely poor. The material quality seems fine, but absolutely no care was taken in the assembly. I like this style of bench, and after this experience will probably pay the extra money for the real deal.

Minor imperfections, do not really matter in the big picture. Good value!
Yanninski

First off, I'm supremely picky about wood surfaces. This item is a knock off of a great bench and as such, there are many imperfections, wood filler, etc. It's also not made of maple, as the original, so the wood has many discolorations as compared to the real George Nelson item.The interesting thing is, the imperfections are hardly noticeable under normal lighting! Only when looking at a certain angle with a bright light and up close, will you notice the wood filler.I took a chance to have a great bench for $200 shipped. It's a fantastic design, a work of art, but ultimately in our entrance, it's just a sitting bench.So... I thought I would be able to deal with some imperfections. To my surprise, they are hardly noticeable under normal circumstances. I've uploaded 10+ pictures from all sorts of angles to highlight these. Very happy !I also wanted a less deep bench (18.5" is too much for our entrance and 14" is just perfect) I am happy to report the bench was moddable to suit and still maintains a solid structure. (see pictures for final modded bench)The wood does have more grain and color variation than I would like, but I would not have paid $450 to have a perfect maple bench with super perfect wood. And $799 for the original was out of the question. Keep in mind that most of these benches can be found for $200-$360 online, I have a sneaking suspicion they are all from the same factory. I'm pretty sure anything under $400 will be this exact same bench with a different name so be careful if you get an more expensive clone variant...So in summary, for $200, it's great value. I hope the pictures are of some value to someone looking to get into an affordable version of the George Nelson Classic.

you get what you pay for
Rebeka A Hammer

received this as a gift, been wanting one of these for some time. The finish on the legs is good, but the wood quality and finish on the seat is a bit sketchy. for one, coming out of the packaging, there was a fair amount of dust. the wood quality is ok, but there are some sizable knots in the wood, which is a bit annoying. the finish is fairly good throughout, but there are patches that are rough or simply without any urethane. the construction quality is by far the sketchiest. there are exposed finish nail heads on the sides and below, and as if that weren't bad, the joints are cut short and the gaps filled with a wood filler of some kind. it looks good from several feet away, but get within arms distance and it beceomes obvious that its a knock off. its about what you'd expect, but still a little disappointing.

Nelson knock-off
kishu

very sketchy rendition of the original Nelson bench. poor quality wood, bad paint job on the legs. not worth bothering with.

Wanted it to be better than it was
SL

I read these comments before purchasing this bench that advised consumers of the quality of the bench out of the box. I convinced myself that it couldn't be that bad.Out of the box, the legs had divots in the metal which had clearly been painted over--so it should not have passed as a first quality item. The wood bench itself had a divot or two as well as large variations in the stain.At the end of the day, I decided to return it (which Amazon made very easy) because I wouldn't accept those flaws on a new item. If it had been purchase used, sure--but not the product or the level of packaging I would expect for ~$200.