How Smart is This?

What else could this be?

http://countryliving.com
I don’t deny the ingenuity or usefulness…BUT…it is a bench.  Why not a table?  Why not use mixed cases…not just 7Up?  Why stay with 32 ounce boxes?   Why not darken them up a bit? 

As a footnote, 32 ounce cases cost more than 12 ounce cases.  This is primarily due to the lesser supply of the larger boxes.      I estimate case prices at about $1 to $1.25 per ounce shown, estimating this table to have $128 in boxes alone in it.

Credits:  this photo is from page 59 of Country Living magazine, March, 2018.

Credit also to Esty seller http://cratearcade.etsy.com/