Exactly as described. I read the reviews and it was what I was looking for. Arrived in a couple of weeks. Put the couch together by myself in less than an hour. It is really easy to do. A couple of the boxes are a little heavier so I used a dolly to get them up the stairs and that made it really easy. It is a firm couch which is what I wanted. I didn't want a couch that looked old straight out of the box.