I needed a futon that was: COMFY, ABLE TO BE USED AS A BED, COMPACT (e.g. fit in my city apartment), STYLISH, and NOT INSANELY EXPENSIVE.

In retrospect, it seemed like I was living an insane dream to think I could find something that would have all of *all* of those things, but doubt me not: THIS is it.

This turns the stereotype of futons as uncomfy right on it's head and tucks it in for a good night's sleep. The only downside is that the assembly does take some doing. You'll absolutely need a power screw drill/driver kit - especially for the legs that don't have predrilled holes to accept the screws that hold it in place (you can just power-screw the screws in, but you will need it, you can't do this with just manual screwdrivers.)

That being said, if you have a buddy or a cranky girlfriend to assist you with, this futon is AMAZING bang for buck and I would buy it again 100/100 times.