Customer Reviews
Skip one step and its simple to assemble
I made a video which I am going to upload shortly. In that video, I figured out just why the reviews are so bad for this bed... Its the instructions and the way they want you to build the bed. Skip one step, and it's actually very easy to put together (more about that later). The bed is solid wood (which is getting harder and harder to find), it's nice quality wood and for once not a mixture of particle board. The bed is a platform, so it's lower to the ground but with a 14 inch mattress, it's just about right to comfortably transfer from standing position to sitting. There is enough space underneath to utilize for storage or a roomba/vacuum to get underneath and clean without having clearance issues. I went with the lighter pine as I have a small cabin and am trying to keep the room from being too dark, feeling larger than it really is. Pine is pine, its a bit yellowish in tone (not on Hawkins Woodshop or manufacturer, it's a natural wood tone) I am likely going to sand it and bleach it a bit, hoping to get closer to my flooring color of a bleached french oak. Because its actual wood and not cardboard, I have plenty of options to change the color or stain of the bed, which for the price is amazing. Below I will attempt to sum up what and why people are complaining about the assembly, providing a solution which makes it simple and easy to build. The instructions, yah... They design of the instructions and the way they want to build this bed is absolutely infuriating but its easy to skip one step and save yourself alot of irritation. Building the 4 corners is easy and pretty quick, took me maybe 15-20 minutes to assemble the bed from pieces to a structure. The last part is why people are complaining about the assembly. It wants you to lay the slats down and then assemble the middle piece/brace and its posts. Then somehow threat the 4 bolts thru the slats, piece center support and through the legs into a washer type screw lag... I dont know what to call it, we've all dealt w it using ikea but the holes burrowed out are too wide and too deep, so it moves, which prevents you from easily treading the lag bolt thru the 3 slats, center support and the leg your attempting to attach. Skip that non sense and simply build the support w the 4 legs without utilizing the slats to connect it. Threading the bolt thru the support to the leg is so so much easier than attempting the chaos they're trying to get you to do. Once you've built the center support w the 4 legs, simply slide it under your slats and then run 4 screws into the center posts from the top of slats... Essentially where their bolt hole is for the 4 center support/legs you just built. All that bolt is doing is bringing the support together and then keeping the center from moving. Just throw a few extra screws beside their hole so it goes into the leg from the top. Then your'e done. I know this sounds extremely complicated but its not. Hopefully I can upload the video so other can see its not as intimidating as it sounds. You're simply build the center support without running it thru the slats, then sliding the center support under the bed where they wanted you to waste an hour trying to attach 4 bolts to the slats. Once I figured out its not needed, I had the bed built in under an hour. I would not suggest this to someone who had dexterity issues, as it does require a bit of touch and attention to thread the 4 bolts into the silly piece to lock it in. You need a power drill as the slats are screwed in from the top into the side rails, they pre-drilled the slats but not the side rail its being screwed into. Its a great bed, its really wood, its cheap for what you're getting. Skip that one step and I promise, its simple to assemble.4 stars because it limits people who have dexterity issues and your instructions are absolutely ridiculous. Bed's good, fix that!
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Buying this again for sure
Love it. Sturdy and doesn’t make any noise if you set it up right. Also very easy to put together
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Perfect for the price
Easy to put together, sturdy and looks good.
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Perfect bed frame! Lots of support, quiet, and well made!
This bed frame is wonderful! Previously, we had a metal one that came with all the screws and things, but it was cheaply made. We wanted one with wooden slats and more support and thankfully, this frame has met that requirement. I put it together by myself in roughly an hour. I think the instructions made it much harder than it needed to be. But it’s comfortable, quiet, and supportive! Would highly recommend this frame to anyone!
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