Once this assembled, it’s a great functional piece. To get the back attached to the seat, you need a very smooth balancing act because it is very hard to get the screw through the thick padding and connect the two pieces together. It needs an ottoman because the arm rests are too low for the average adult. When bending your elbows, they do not sit on the arm rests. I’m a 5’1 woman and my husband is 5’8, neither of us could comfortably rest our elbows on the arms. The fabric is soft, and the modern look is fantastic. Just a couple things that would make me leave this in the furniture store if I were shopping an assemble version.