This bed is absolutely beautiful. All the other positive reviews are accurate about the way the bed looks, how sturdy it is, and how easy it is to put together, but I say only AFTER you have proper hardware. My experience was the hardware that comes with the bed is that it is absolute trash! In minutes of trying to assemble the first pieces, the bolts it came with stripped immediately.
What I ended up doing is taking the directions to Home Depot and buying the exact same size bolts in the needed quantity described in the first pages but HEXAGON bolts. That way I could use my hexi drillbit making the process move 10x faster. The only bolts I was able to use are the longest ones in the hardware package that are used for the supports towards the end. Its a 5 investment that will save you 5 hours of frustration. I believe assembly should take about 2 hrs. Its absolutely beautiful and worth the extra steps!
Buy New Hardware before Assembly!!!
This bed is absolutely beautiful. All the other positive reviews are accurate about the way the bed looks, how sturdy it is, and how easy it is to put together, but I say only AFTER you have proper hardware. My experience was the hardware that comes with the bed is that it is absolute trash! In minutes of trying to assemble the first pieces, the bolts it came with stripped immediately. What I ended up doing is taking the directions to Home Depot and buying the exact same size bolts in the needed quantity described in the first pages but HEXAGON bolts. That way I could use my hexi drillbit making the process move 10x faster. The only bolts I was able to use are the longest ones in the hardware package that are used for the supports towards the end. Its a 5 investment that will save you 5 hours of frustration. I believe assembly should take about 2 hrs. Its absolutely beautiful and worth the extra steps!