Have had this in daily use now for 3 months -  we have found it more of a nuisance than anything else. We put a 10" mattress on it: the backboard makes for a claustrophobic sleep; the weight of the piece makes moving it to try to re-purpose it as a place to sit, very difficult; no matter how we try to bolster it, pillow it, decoratively use throws, nothing makes sitting on it a reality. It has been a COMPLETE misjudgement to make this purchase - it has been money thrown away, a great deal of energy wasted putting it together, thanks  to the manufacturer not knowing where to put the screw holes and it now awaits pick-up, (after only three months  but over $300 spent) by the Salvation Army.