It's a lovely, large futon and was comfortable right out of the box. The instructions were just a bit vague, and I had to redo some of the construction midstream to get it right. Great that the packaging was in 3 separate boxes because there is no way I could have lifted it all together by myself. Constructing the frame by myself was also slightly challenging and left me sore for a few days. Requires some heavy, cumbersome lifting, so single women should take note.