I bought this for my minimalist living room (i.e. not a bunch of furniture).  It arrived in a very huge box that had been well-packed to protect the wood.  I found the instructions confusing, so I decided to approach it intuitively (and I'm only a little handy).  It ended up being easy to put together, with the various parts fitting nicely.  The biggest surprise was that this chair is HUGE.  It looks a little like the rocking chair that Lily Tomlin used to sit in when she pretended she was a little kid.  So--my 6' buffed up son loves it (because it is big), and my 5' daughter loves it (because it looks substantial). The price is right--I check similar chairs on Amazon and elsewhere. I recommend it.  I think I'm really going to enjoy it, and my couch will eventually get over its inferiority complex.  

Pros: Substantial, stylish, easy to put together
Cons: not the right chair if you have a small living room with lots of furniture