We have had our rocker for a week and are very pleased. It was fairly easy for my husband to put together (he did it on his own) - and it looks great in our room. We bought it for a baby we're expecting shortly, but our 2-year old is already obsessed with the chair and always wants to play in it. I look forward to cuddling both of them in this chair for years to come. Looks great in real life - simple, clean and pretty, and I didn't have any issue with the rocking motion as others describe. Ours is on carpet and rocks just fine.