Kodiak Furniture Monterey Futon Set - Espresso Base & Linen Aqua Mattress, No Drawers | Space-Saving Convertible Sofa Bed for Small Apartments, Guest Rooms & Dorm Living

This is a nice, solid futon. If you are willing to spend over the $200-300 range of cheap futons, I think this is your best choice! Granted, I just had this thing set up one day, but it looks so nice, is comfortable, and sturdy! I’ve read a TON of reviews of different futons around this price, and from what I read, Kodak futon mattresses are the best. This one holds up really well; as a sofa it is comfortable but also holds its shape really nice; as a bed mattress… it’s alright… you can definitely feel the springs, but it’s not like you’ll feel the mattress as something too bumpy not to sleep on (and it is soooo much better that the hardiness of cheap futons). If you put a thick blanket on top I am sure it will be great, but even without it I would be able to have a good sleep. Switching from sofa to bed isn’t as hard as other reviews in other Kodak futons have said; one single person can definitely do it, though you might have to go from one side of the futon to the other to properly do it, which I don’t mind; the mattress folds well and although you need to put a bit of strength to get it to fold, it’s very doable (some reviewers said they had to take out the mattress to switch the futon’s form; I had no problem with that). The colors of the images are true to the actual colors. Assembly took about 3 hours, but it was just me without any help (this is doable, but the last step in which you lift the back and bottom frame into the sides of the futon is very hard to do by yourself, but between 2 people you shouldn’t have much of a problem).The only downside is that the futon is juuuuust a bit to tall for me. I am a small 5’5” man, and when I sit on the futon my feet touch the ground but if it was maybe half an inch shorter it would be more comfortable. I did though raise the mattress a bit and pulled it back to make it more comfortable and less sinkable (because the bottom is at an angle, if you don’t do this you sink a bit). It’s not too bad though and I am sure I’ll get used to it in a couple of days. I’ll try to leave an update in a couple of weeks or months as well.UPDATE AFTER 2.5 MONTHSThis futon is holding up really well! I use it every day as a sofa and have no complaints about it! Nothing has broken nor seams to be already showing wear and tear. I usually sit at the same spot every time, an although you can see that it is a bit sunken on that spot, if you sit down on the edge of the spot you won't feel like you are falling on one side; plus, you can easily lift up the mattress a bit on that spot and there is absolutely no way of telling I always sit on that spot. I haven't really opened the futon to sleep on it, but I expect that once that is needed it will work completely well and will be comfortable. Overall, I am really happy with this purchase and I believe it was really worth spending a bit more than a cheap futon that might have structural issues after a couple of weeks and tend to be really hard/uncomfortable. If you have any questions about the futon, you can reply to me and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can :)