I am really impressed by the futon.  The wood is beautiful and the mattress thick and comfortable.  Assembly was straightforward and simple, but it did take two of us to put it together. After assembly, we did find it impossible to put it in the flat position with the mattress in place.  It looks like the mattress is so tight against the sides that it prevents moving the bed into the down position.  My application is such that I will seldom have the occasion to put it flat, so having to wrestle with it is not a huge problem.  It’s appearance meets all my expectations!