I loved the material.  The wood is nice and the better futon is well worth it (if you did not realize why this version is slightly more expensive, it is the quality of the futon). It took 2 people to put together, but went surprisingly quickly.  My only quibble is that the couch is deeper than it looks in the photo and the futon tends to slide forward.  Solvable with some throw pillows and velcro tape attached to the futon and wood.  (Works with most couch pillows as well)