Very attractive, very sturdy and very comfortable. particularly when converted to "bed mode."  (We bought the 8 inch mattress.)  A bit frustrating to figure out the assembly, at first -- largely because the futon ships in multiple boxes, and the very first instruction associated with box one requires hardware (wooden dowels) that are shipped in box two.  Other than that mild criticism, we are extremely pleased with this product. In fact, we originally purchased two of these futons to create convertible sleeping spaces in a lake house loft.  We liked them so much that we modified our original plans for the loft and purchased a third!