So I was a little concerned after reading some of the reviews that I would have difficulty putting this set together. Thankfully everything worked out perfectly. I am a 5'2" female, and I managed to drag all the pieces upstairs and put everything together. I was home when the box arrived, and they put it in the garage for me which was great because I'm not sure I could have pushed it in. As others have stated, they did an excellent job of packaging everything to fit. I was also worried that the blue would be too "pastel" looking, but it is a good shade. I would have preferred a softer fabric, but for the price it is a good set. Right now it is sitting in my dining room waiting for my deck to be built that is late because of all the rain we've had....