I purchased this as an accent to couch to go along with a set I already have and as much as I really wanted to like this couch, I just could not get over how cheap it looked in comparison to my other couch. Granted, my other couch is Italian leather (I purchased as a floor sample as a STEALLLL). However,  once this was set up, its no way I could keep together. On the site it doesnt look as shiny and like plastic as it does in person.  However, it was quite sturdy which it the reason for 2 stars.