The color and finish it great and I was able to assembly it by myself in less the half an hour. My son is still too young but all the little kids that come to our house love sitting in it as soon as they see it. The reason I gave it 3 stars is because the wood finish doesn't seem so permanent. It hit the molding as I was rocking in it and left brown marks... haven't noticed it on the floor, but still disappointing because it is a really nice chair.