We love our bench for our foyer.  I didn’t have any issues putting it together by myself and it took be about 30 minutes. The color is definitely darker than on the pictures- more of a burlap than cream. Legs are darker warm brown with distressed look. It’s medium firmness so it definitely works for us. If you sit directly in the middle, you can feel the frame a little but it doesn’t bother us since no one sits on it long enough. We love it for the price!