Bob –
You made the bench too nice! We put it in the entry of our house and it is just lost there. It could be any wooden bench, you sit on it, take boots off and head upstairs. We were both feeling like we had not made a good decision. Karen said bring it up and put it in our sitting area off the kitchen, where we spend most of our time as a bench so we can at least admire it for a bit. I then moved it in front of the couch and it just came alive when you sat down. It kept drawing my hands to touch it, all the wood grain and details in a brightly lit room are spectacular! Thanks so much for your efforts and resulting very special piece of wood.