A lovely, comfortable and easy futon for the price. The black is a bit off black, not super dark or pure. It's fairly easy to set up, we had to push a metal piece out of the way in one of the leg holes but for the most part it took my husband and I about 15 minutes. The futon is pretty comfortable to sit on, it's a firm sleep and sit but with a cushy-ness to the top. The only reason I'm giving it 3 stars vs. 4 is because it's way too short for anyone to sleep on. I had a 5' 4" guest whose feet dangled off. So unfortunately it's not going to help us have extra sleeping space and I should have just gotten a cute loveseat for our living room space. We have to buy a guest bed after all for that purpose. And because it's a futon it has an extra back part so it doesn't flush against the wall. So it's not as cute or clean as a loveseat. But otherwise it's a good Small extra couch space for the money. But only kids can sleep on it.