Nirvana Futons Eastridge Futon Set - Queen Size, Frame, 8" Mattress, Twill Burgundy Cover

Before making a decision to make this purchase I read the reviews and questions and decided to move ahead. I recently had new carpet installed in the house and wanted more space in one of the guest rooms. So I got rid of the full size bed and added the futon. I strongly suggest laying out all of the pieces to ensure you have every thing and read through the full instructions (as well as reading reviews on the experience of others). The wooden dowels referenced with the hardware list were already attached to the back deck. Make sure you have plenty of space for assembly and that you have measured where you are going to put it. NOTE: the instructions state to leave the side bolts loose and it means very loose or you will run in to issues getting the back deck into the arms. We thought we had them loose enough but had to adjust.It took us 4 hours to assemble. I am 62 and not very strong due to shoulder surgery in December and my husband is 74. You can deduct about 45-minutes of arguing time :) from that but if you are focused I think this could be completed in a couple of hours. We find it takes two people to open and close it which isn't a big deal since it will be used occasionally. We were both very pleased with the comfort of sitting on it when in sofa position and it is comfortable when both of us lay on it. The side table arms are really nice. I have a queen size fiber bed that will go on top for sleeping. It is a very nice and sturdy piece of furniture.

Update on comments:The futon is being used as both bed and couch daily. The mattress has definitely lost its loft; the frame, other than the comments below, is holding up fine through regular use/conversion. I have tightened screws, etc., a couple of times.I'll leave the current start rating pending contact with the seller/manufacturer regarding their 4-year warranty on the futon part. It still looks good, in spite of the thinning out of the futon innards.Original comments:I got this in mid-June 2017 and have been using it and converting it from couch to bed nearly daily since then. Assembly was as others have noted (and their write-ups helped), and the mattress itself is a good color and reasonably firm. I think the foam is losing some of its memory, but not uncomfortably so far.Up until last week, all was just fine. But then the front bar - where your knees hang over when it's a couch - got loose. There are four bolts that secure this, and either because it's drier now, or because of the constant use, things got wiggly. This meant it became cranky to convert from bed to couch. And as part of this, one of the striker plates on the front bar that help keep it in couch position got bent and then popped off.Being handy, I've tightened the bolts and hammered out the striker and reinstalled it (It came pre-installed IIRC). But now I have to add "check the tightness" to the list of things to do on a regular basis. Bummer. Oh, and one of the split pins worked itself free from the clevis-style pin that lets the back and seat pivot to form the bed; that may have been installer oversight on my part.I will likely try to add a couple of drops of lock-tight(sp?) to the bolts next time. But this suggests a design flaw that could catch the unwary. Perhaps had they included nylon lock nuts it wouldn't have worked free in just six months time.

I purchased this futon for my teenage son in December 2018. Less than a year later the wood underneath cracked in half within 6 months of purchase. The seller did absolutely nothing to help. Basically wasted $650 as this is now garbage.

As an intro. This is a nice futon. Nicer than any futon I've ever had and I'm a bum who likes utility over tradition, so I like futons. The side tables are a nice addition. When folded down, you wouldn't even know they were there. The wood is nice and it almost doesn't feel right having such nice looking material used for a futon. I would buy this futon again.My gripes. This futon has a kind of string holding the cover at the tasteful indentations. When I first lifted it up, I pulled on the cover, ripping the nearest string, and now there's an indentation missing. It was too easy. I was just picking it up to move it. Be careful.Also, the simple design flaw. There are two pieces of a futon, the backrest and the "seat," that are separate frames with supporting beams within them. Unfortunately, the inner beams are recessed from the outer frame. So, when you lay the frames down, and they meet in the middle, you get a middle "beam" that juts out more than the surrounding beams. And, if you're sleeping solo, you are likely to sleep in the middle right on top of this beam. Since the bed is not as solid as a mattress, it transmits the surface below it above it and you feel the beam. It's not too bad though.Also, if you get the thicker mattress, it will be difficult to fold back into an upright couch. The folding mechanism is clever and elegant but lacks the versatility of mechanisms common to metal futon frames. It may require two people to change. I can say it requires me, solo, more force than I would like to use. Every time I flip it up I'm concerned with wear over time, and the potential for it snap after that time.All of that said. It's a nice futon for the price and it will allow you some class allow with your utility. I wish I could do 4.5 stars.

we ordered the navy blue futon--love it all...except we received a black futon. I contacted the co. and they quickly sent a blue cover...Now the futon looks like a messy sofa with a blue sheet cover. It does not look like a nice piece of furniture. The tufted black mattress looked great...except we ordered navy. Pretty disappointed with the look...the navy cover that was sent...was not what we ordered...and looks pretty tacky. Basically we need another queen mattress...in the right color.So, a tip to future shoppers...if the box says "navy", and you open everything...it will be black...and then you can't send it back!Again, expensive...and it looks pretty bad.