I love this daybed with trundle....and so do my visitors. I had my family over to my new home last weekend and everybody couldn't stop talking about how elegant this daybed is. I did not have the same issues as some people who said the back was simply black felt. The back of my daybed is covered in the same great linen upholstery as the other parts. Even though I do have it against a wall, I could certainly put it in the middle of a room if I chose to.