The sofa looks lighter and a little bit nicer on a picture. In reality the colour is mix of beige and light grey. It was not too hard to assemble it. There were only two boxes when it arrived. The size is pretty small but if your home is not spacious that would be great. I like that it is very functional-there is some extra storage, charging slot, extra pocket for ipad or some book. In general it's worth for the price you pay.