Beautiful design, but a lot, lot lower profile than we thought. We've grown to like it since it allows guests seated behind the Porter to have an unobstructed view of our TV. Also, the chaise is fairly light weight, so if you sit between it and the main sofa, the two easily separate. Star taken off for them not including some sort of bracket to keep the two pieces together; even IKEA does that for you at a fraction of the cost.