Easy-Peasy to assemble! Sturdy, wide enough for two wide-ish bottoms to sit side-by-side with room to spare. The arms are nice and narrow so the space taken by the piece in our small parlor room is not wasted - more seating area than others, plus a nice, trim look. The seating is firm and upright, but not too upright, just supportive and comfortable. We have the matching chair, too. Have had it for 6+ months and it is holding up well, so we added this piece and bought a second chair (one up in my office, the other next to the loveseat). They look nice together. Note: mocha is a versatile color, has some blue-grey threads mixed in with the warmer mocha brown threads.