The feedback from the majority of the reviews here that they received a damaged item was true. Two parts of ours came broken. One broken part was not structurally important in our opinion. The other broken part was a piece of the base. We assessed and decided that it could be fixed with wood glue so right now we’re being careful when we sit down so as not to further damage the wood. We figured what a hassle to pack it up and return. It’s a beautiful piece though.