It's been a welcome and attractive addition to our living room. Two cats are happy to use it for scratching and leave the brand new couch alone. The third cat insists on scratching the old hassock. One of our cats adores sitting in the bed area much of the evening while we are in the room. 

Assembling does take time and paying attention, but once assembled it's a pleasure. I think once assembled it's better quality than midrange IKEA furniture.