Love the bed! Im start grad school and wanted something that will fit nicely in my room. This bed looks beautiful and fits well in my compact room. It took about 2 hours to assemble. At first, we couldnt find the instructions but later noticed them inside.
This arrived in a timely manner, and contained all necessary pieces. If I could, I would give it a 4.5 stars, but decided to round down for a few reasons. All in all, I am very happy with this product and it meets my needs perfectly.
Construction: While the bed itself was not terribly complicated to put together, two people were absolutely necessary in my case. The instructions were a little difficult to follow visually - many tiny lines overlapping, and the cover page that showed the completed bed looked more like an optical illusion than an actual bed. However, putting the bed together was fairly straightforward. We struggled attaching the bottom frame supports together, using a bed bolt that looked similar to this: http://www.andrewpittsfurnituremaker.com/Works_in_Progress/Dolphin_Bed/Bed_bolt_and_cover_full.JPG , otherwise, everything else was pretty easy. The screws and pieces came separated by type, size, etc, and not jumbled all together in a bag like some other products Ive seen. It was easy to find what I needed and know what it was.
Quality: Solid wood. Lovely Dark stain. We did discover that the wood had a lot of knots, however. This caused a minor break when the upper back rung dropped from my companions hand. The wooden peg used to hold the pieces together initially didnt break, but the corner of the long horizontal back piece snapped off partway. It was not a major weight-bearing part, so we opted to fix with wood glue and honestly cannot tell now. I considered sending the bed back, but am glad I didnt. However, while this is solid wood, the wood itself seems a bit soft in places, or perhaps weak due to knots in the wood. I accidentally made a few nicks in the stain and wood just pulling it out of the box. I wasnt banging things around roughly, either. Once assembled, the item is very solid, but during assembly perhaps take a little extra care.
Usage: Once built, I purchased a plywood slab to lay over the slats so I could put my standard 8 in twin memory foam mattress on it. Works perfectly. Ive slept on it two nights now, and it is solid. No creaking, no squeaks, and feels perfectly stable. The base is high enough that I am able to store items beneath it.
Final comments: If you want the bed to continue to look nice, I would recommend this for an adults use or in an area where it wouldnt see much rough-housing, due to the dingability of the wood. That said, it fits my space perfectly, has clean lines, and I really do like it a lot.
Sturdy bed if youre not jumping around on it. Perfect for someone weighing 200 pounds and if your careful and dont plop down someone weighing 400 pounds can sleep on this bed although i wouldnt recommend it. After some use the screws become loose, so you will have to tighten them up every so often. Easily put together and a very beautiful color. Lots of room underneath frame. Does not come with mattress.
Turned out fine , though I used my own Allen wrench instead of the cheesy one that came with the bed. We acquired a memory foam mattress for it and it fits our need for a spare bed , though its permanently put together.
Great wood quality and color! I put this together by myself in under 2 hours. The only thing that would cause some frustration is assembling the slats on the sides. However, it would have went smoother had I had someone to help me. This is a very sturdy bed and fits a twin size mattress perfectly.
3 person operation to build, Doable with 2, or 1 with some pulleys and the patience of a saint. The vertical bars like to fall out when you are pushing the sides in. With that said it looks great, a tad smaller than I expected, holds 300lbs. Im gonna get a sheet of plywood for it so it lasts longer. Not nearly as difficult to build as the dresser I got from that red bulls eye store.
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Very elegant and somewhat easy to assemble.
Love the bed! Im start grad school and wanted something that will fit nicely in my room. This bed looks beautiful and fits well in my compact room. It took about 2 hours to assemble. At first, we couldnt find the instructions but later noticed them inside.
I am very happy with this product and it meets my needs perfectly
This arrived in a timely manner, and contained all necessary pieces. If I could, I would give it a 4.5 stars, but decided to round down for a few reasons. All in all, I am very happy with this product and it meets my needs perfectly. Construction: While the bed itself was not terribly complicated to put together, two people were absolutely necessary in my case. The instructions were a little difficult to follow visually - many tiny lines overlapping, and the cover page that showed the completed bed looked more like an optical illusion than an actual bed. However, putting the bed together was fairly straightforward. We struggled attaching the bottom frame supports together, using a bed bolt that looked similar to this: http://www.andrewpittsfurnituremaker.com/Works_in_Progress/Dolphin_Bed/Bed_bolt_and_cover_full.JPG , otherwise, everything else was pretty easy. The screws and pieces came separated by type, size, etc, and not jumbled all together in a bag like some other products Ive seen. It was easy to find what I needed and know what it was. Quality: Solid wood. Lovely Dark stain. We did discover that the wood had a lot of knots, however. This caused a minor break when the upper back rung dropped from my companions hand. The wooden peg used to hold the pieces together initially didnt break, but the corner of the long horizontal back piece snapped off partway. It was not a major weight-bearing part, so we opted to fix with wood glue and honestly cannot tell now. I considered sending the bed back, but am glad I didnt. However, while this is solid wood, the wood itself seems a bit soft in places, or perhaps weak due to knots in the wood. I accidentally made a few nicks in the stain and wood just pulling it out of the box. I wasnt banging things around roughly, either. Once assembled, the item is very solid, but during assembly perhaps take a little extra care. Usage: Once built, I purchased a plywood slab to lay over the slats so I could put my standard 8 in twin memory foam mattress on it. Works perfectly. Ive slept on it two nights now, and it is solid. No creaking, no squeaks, and feels perfectly stable. The base is high enough that I am able to store items beneath it. Final comments: If you want the bed to continue to look nice, I would recommend this for an adults use or in an area where it wouldnt see much rough-housing, due to the dingability of the wood. That said, it fits my space perfectly, has clean lines, and I really do like it a lot.
Sturdy bed if youre not jumping around on it
Sturdy bed if youre not jumping around on it. Perfect for someone weighing 200 pounds and if your careful and dont plop down someone weighing 400 pounds can sleep on this bed although i wouldnt recommend it. After some use the screws become loose, so you will have to tighten them up every so often. Easily put together and a very beautiful color. Lots of room underneath frame. Does not come with mattress.
Perfect for spare room bed
Turned out fine , though I used my own Allen wrench instead of the cheesy one that came with the bed. We acquired a memory foam mattress for it and it fits our need for a spare bed , though its permanently put together.
Nice, solid wooden construction
Lovely daybed. Nice, solid wooden construction. Its perfect for an extra bed in our library.
Good little day bed
This was a nightmare to put together by myself, but the product itself is very sturdy and nice. Also the price was very fair. Glad I got it.
Nice looking bed that was fairly easy to put together.
Nice looking bed that was fairly easy to put together.
Great product, would buy again!
Great wood quality and color! I put this together by myself in under 2 hours. The only thing that would cause some frustration is assembling the slats on the sides. However, it would have went smoother had I had someone to help me. This is a very sturdy bed and fits a twin size mattress perfectly.
Enlist help to build
3 person operation to build, Doable with 2, or 1 with some pulleys and the patience of a saint. The vertical bars like to fall out when you are pushing the sides in. With that said it looks great, a tad smaller than I expected, holds 300lbs. Im gonna get a sheet of plywood for it so it lasts longer. Not nearly as difficult to build as the dresser I got from that red bulls eye store.
I really like it. I will buy another one to put ...
I really like it. I will buy another one to put it upstairs . I wish I can have more color selection .
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