The furniture was shockingly easy to put together!  We didn't realize it would need to be assembled and were a little skeptical, but once we saw how the process was it really wasn't a big deal.  The couch is a lot shorter in the recline position and your feet hang over the footstool.  I guess we missed that on the specs if it was listed.  It may be just fine for some, but it's too short for our liking.  I don't absolutely love the furniture, but we just moved into a new house and really needed something right away.  Rating it a 4 out of 5, mostly because of the shorter length when it reclines.