Sofa looks exactly as it does in the picture, which is nice - an attractive piece.  Easy enough assembly - just screwing on the legs and attaching the arms.  Attaching the arms takes a couple of tries to insert in the right place but nothing too complicated.  I'd rate the comfort at about a 2.5-3.0 out of five, but that was mentioned in the other reviews - not terrible, but not a soft cushy thing to sink into.  The real disappointment was in the way the back of the sofa looks. It's black (unlike the ash color of the rest of the sofa) and basically reveals the two separate pieces - the seat part and the back - it looks as if a cover for the sofa is missing in the back.  So rather than put it where we originally wanted (where the back would be visible), we put it in a spot where you'd only see the front, which again, is quite nice.