One reviewer suggested attaching the arms to the back first - this is important. The holes are extremely difficult to line up so in addition to his suggestion, I recommend that you do not tighten the bolts completely until everything is lined up and just finger tight so that you can manipulate the pieces to align. Then tighten everything firmly. The instructions also do not address the fact that you must unzip sections in order to assemble. Two of my zippers did not have handles and I needed to use pliers to zip them. Mine did not smell bad at all. I am typically very good at assembly and this took me just over an hour. Looks cute. Feels comfortable so far especially for the price.
DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY
One reviewer suggested attaching the arms to the back first - this is important. The holes are extremely difficult to line up so in addition to his suggestion, I recommend that you do not tighten the bolts completely until everything is lined up and just finger tight so that you can manipulate the pieces to align. Then tighten everything firmly. The instructions also do not address the fact that you must unzip sections in order to assemble. Two of my zippers did not have handles and I needed to use pliers to zip them. Mine did not smell bad at all. I am typically very good at assembly and this took me just over an hour. Looks cute. Feels comfortable so far especially for the price.