Super easy to assemble! Love that it’s firm and not soft so it can be broken in a bit once our son is born. The power recliner is super smooth and isn’t noisy at all! Swivel and glide are smooth too! The head rest is high which was a bit of a gamble when ordering online. I’m 5’6” and my husband is 5’9” and we’re both very comfortable sitting and reclining in it. The color was a hair darker than what I’d like (we got beige), but in all honestly we aren’t super picky since what matters when ordering for us was comfort, ease, and arm rest height for nursing. You won’t regret this purchase if you’re going to be living in it for about 5-6 months