A lot easier to put together than I thought, although it takes two people to lift it, as I was afraid it would snap if I tried to lift or shift it by myself. the screws were lightly coated in oil which got on my hands, which almost got on the fabric, so be aware of that and keep paper towels at hand. The back side of the back is just fabric over...space, luckily that is against the wall, but if you have destructive children, I can imagine a child poking a finger through this part. If you want it to resemble a couch, you need a back wedge pillow. Otherwise, it looks nice. We haven't slept on it yet, but one thing I liked about this was the weight limit was 400 or 450 pounds, some of the other daybeds have a much smaller weight limit. Imagine an adult sitting on the unit and a child launching themselves at the adult....yeah, check the weight limit.