If youre reading this review, youre probably in the same boat as us. We wanted a loft bed for our kids room but didnt wanted to shell out 1,000 for a bed and shipping from Ikea. Nowhere locally seemed to sell loft beds and almost all of the ones we could find online were aluminum (at least with a cheap wooden bed, extra screws can be added).
So we bought this bed online through another retailer (the one that starts with a W that everyone hates) for about 100 less than on .
The bed was pretty easy to put together and very sturdy with no wood creaks or weird noises. It looks very nice in person and not like the usual el cheapo/put/it/together/yourself kind of furniture. That being said, we got the faux walnut and the stain does look pretty bad, which didnt matter for us since we primed and painted it anyways, which also had the added benefit of covering up the slight shipping damage. The provided allen wrench was also terrible and broke almost immediately and is really too small to use, regardless of its fragility. As others have mentioned, it does give off a cheap bookshelf smell, like lacquer sawdust, for the first couple of days.
Overall, I think its a very good bed, especially if you can find it in the 250 ballpark. And as an FYI, when shopping around take into account that its made by Dorel Asia and is resold by several other names (zzz being the most common). Also, the Signature Sleep Essential 6/Inch mattress works very well (its shipped rolled up in a box) and can be found for about 80 if you keep an eye out.
Surprisingly nice for the price
If youre reading this review, youre probably in the same boat as us. We wanted a loft bed for our kids room but didnt wanted to shell out 1,000 for a bed and shipping from Ikea. Nowhere locally seemed to sell loft beds and almost all of the ones we could find online were aluminum (at least with a cheap wooden bed, extra screws can be added). So we bought this bed online through another retailer (the one that starts with a W that everyone hates) for about 100 less than on . The bed was pretty easy to put together and very sturdy with no wood creaks or weird noises. It looks very nice in person and not like the usual el cheapo/put/it/together/yourself kind of furniture. That being said, we got the faux walnut and the stain does look pretty bad, which didnt matter for us since we primed and painted it anyways, which also had the added benefit of covering up the slight shipping damage. The provided allen wrench was also terrible and broke almost immediately and is really too small to use, regardless of its fragility. As others have mentioned, it does give off a cheap bookshelf smell, like lacquer sawdust, for the first couple of days. Overall, I think its a very good bed, especially if you can find it in the 250 ballpark. And as an FYI, when shopping around take into account that its made by Dorel Asia and is resold by several other names (zzz being the most common). Also, the Signature Sleep Essential 6/Inch mattress works very well (its shipped rolled up in a box) and can be found for about 80 if you keep an eye out.