That bench and table are totally different wood patterns. In the store they were identical. Looks like a bait and switch to me, but don't know. If the price was a lot less, I wouldn't be mad, but for that price I would be mad. The more I see modern furniture, the less I want it. I'm going to be building me a computer desk at some point in the coming months and I will be making it from scratch myself. Probably going to use all solid wood, probably oak or maple, but not sure yet. I may or may not add different colored wood (like walnut) for accents. A desk is a low priority for me right now because I need to do a lot of home renovations. I'm going to remove a few non-load-bearing walls and probably add in some fusuma and shoji (that I will have to make myself since I'm in the USA and need custom sizes). Plan to expand my bedroom window opening from a single window to a floor to ceiling sliding glass door as my room doesn't get anywhere near enough sunlight or air circulation. I want to be able to open up a huge screened-in hole in the wall during nice weather to let in fresh air. Also, need to build a porch. So much to do.