Goes perfectly with my black bedroom furniture; needs assembly otherwise it would be 5 star; I am an old lady and I assembled it in one hour; however, due to lack of upper body strength, it took me another 20 minutes to attach the hinge w/wood screws. Directions are pretty easy, but I had to use the styrofoam blocks in the box to support one side while I attached the other side. Also, I have assembled small furniture before such as book cases.  In order to attach the back you will have to loosten the upper bolt on the first side in order to properly fit the back (step 4).  Just love my bench!