The wood is a little lighter than what the picture shows! However, this is a nice Futon. My husband, put it together in about an Hour and Half to Two hours with NO INSTRUCTIONS. Pretty simple, but time consuming if you do it by yourself. You can access the instruction on Wayfair under your orders. 

The Mattress is Super Soft Fabric and is pretty comfy for a futon. Overall great product, and shipping was on time

UPDATE: We have had the futon for about a year and we love it.  HOWEVER, we moved recently and we are having a problem with the sides staying together when you move it from sitting to bed style, but we just plan on using some wood glue and longer screws. The Screws that come with is are very small, but everything else in still in great condition. We still love this futon, it just did not like the move :)