Beautiful and solid piece of furniture!  We have this placed in a sitting room, so while yes it is “stiff” it is just perfect and preferred for us. The color is just like the pictures. I should add delivery was great, we had communication by phone when they were close. And the couch was not only boxed great (we didn’t opt for set up), each piece in the box was wonderfully covered. I’m picky and I so happy. Would not hesitate to buy this piece again.