I am 68 years young and instructions challenged so I needed to pay someone to put the 2 red settees together. He was able to put them together in about 30 minutes and they are very nice. For my purposes they suit well and they are very firm. I was looking for a firm seat and these definitely are. If you are a handy person or have someone who is, this is a good situation and the price is excellent. The color is a lipstick red which I wanted. as well. It is a good item and the value is excellent. Just know that it needs to be put together, something I could not do myself.