What a great chair! The chair came in one, large box with only two pieces. The back attached to the bottom in just about 2 minutes. The chair was larger than I expected. I can curl up and sit sideways with a good book. Although the back is almost over stuffed and pushed my body a bit too far forward. I think it was squish down over time. The chair swivels, rocks and the back reclines when the feet raise. The foot lever is on the inside of the armrest which was unusual but works fine.