The futon frame looks really nice, but it is very poorly made. The side pieces, for example, came already put together and two days after it was done I noticed the shelf was completely falling apart. AND when we tried to pull the futon forward to lay it down, one of the side pieces completely blew apart. So much so that we had to remove the mattress and put it all back together. The materials are such poor quality that I have very little confidence the item will last.