This set is FANTASTIC!!  I have used a futon for my couch before and loved it.  I was talked into getting a reclining chair couch and hated it so back to the futon.  It took this 64 year old grandma with the help of her 15 month old granddaughter about 3 hours to completely put it together. Not too bad with all the "help" I was receiving.  The hardest part was getting the box into the house. I was sent the wrong color mattress (olive instead of peat).  When I reported it, I told them I just needed another cover and if they couldn't do that, the olive looked brown enough that I could use it.  They send me the correct mattress and did not request a return of the incorrect one.  Great service!