If the clouds allow it, that you stay a little longer in the sun on the balcony, you would like to have a few soft cushions on the bench. Schön, if you don't have to go to the living room first, to get her off the sofa.
With our bench, the cushions are always close at hand and don't have to be carried into the apartment, even when the weather is bad. Because there is a rollable cushion compartment under the bench and a rain cover under the bench slats
waterproof glued plywood attached. This plywood panel has a slight slope, so that rainwater, that gets through the cracks in the slats, is discharged and only drips onto the balcony floor behind the roller box.
This bench with the cushions on the balcony almost looks like a sofa. Attention: If you have children in the house, the bench should not stand on the balcony railing. It is used as a viewing platform, it can be dangerous!