This chair was pretty easy to assemble, it took my husband about 15 minutes total. There were comments about the parts not fitting well together, but as long as you dont tighten all the bolts until all of them are loosely in place, its all good. 

The gold finish is on the vintage side. Its a dirty gold thats got a sheen but not super shiny. I love it as it matches my vanity table mirror. No problem with the cushion. Its ivory and matches the picture on site color-wise. 

The one thing I was a bit sad about was the overall size. Its rather on the small size. I know this before purchasing but somehow was in denial and had high hopes ) overall Im happy with this purchase!