As every one else had stated, the futon came with poor instructions BUT after becoming familiar with every piece, it is fairly simple-- just match the holes. My main issue is being as stubborn as I am, i like doing things on my own so i did not ask for an extra pair of hands to help prop parts together as i screw. Therefore It required every limb off of my 5ft body to put this together and voila! it is now sitting beautifully in my living room. The mechanism works great and it is fairly easy to adjust from upright to flat. It is somewhat low to the ground, i'm not sure if most futons are like that, but i wish it had a little longer legs. Overall, good product for the price and shipped fairly quickly. Let's hope it will last a long time!