Sofa is smaller than I envisioned but not immensely. Brackets on one of the arms was installed incorrectly (upside-down) took time to reverse but wasn't too much of a pain. I am glad I went with Linen material versus Velvet. The box it arrived in was ripped and punctured. Velvet would have torn. Could use a bit more padding but it isn't 'rock hard' like some reviews read. It is an 7: if 1 is very soft and 10 is very firm.