The sofa works for furnishing a room that is an office/den/potential extra guest room.  It is much lower than a regular sofa/sleeper.  The shipping box was appropriately labeled "futon".   It was a challenge to put together, because the holes were not lined up in one place, so my husband had to use his drill.  Even then, it was difficult to align two pieces.  In another place, we left out one bolt, because it simply would not go in.