I purchased this sofa online and so I never really had a chance to see it and/or experience it in person.  It is very imposing - both in color and stature. Cobalt blue is really striking and I have to get used to it. It kinda takes over the room. Even though I was given the dimensions - it seems much larger than that the actual numbers and quite imposing.  But I've only had the sofa for a couple of days so I really haven't adjusted to it yet. The actual seating  area is smaller than I expected because of the "generous" arm padding. And the seats are not "generous" in the padding. But they're comfortable.  But in all, I would say that it is an excellent buy for the money.