The wood on this bed is seriously pretty. I wanted something with a cherry finish and this meets my expectations. The bed is sturdy and the slats are sufficiently close together to support a foam mattress, which is what I have.
You dont need to have any tools on hand to put it together because it comes with everything you need. It comes with a regular allen wrench as well as the cutest tiny ratchet, which is very helpful in tightening things up. You will use both things since some spots are tighter than others to get into.
The box is heavy, but the UPS guy brought it into my foyer. It was too heavy for me to drag down the hall to my bedroom, so I opened the box and hauled the parts to my room. Im a tiny woman in my 50s and I was able to get the bed put together within 30/60 minutes. I have to guess because the time flew by! The bed comes together quickly, but the directions can be a bit confusing. I felt like the parts were labeled differently than they were in the instructions, so once I got the gist of how a corner goes together, I just put the rest of the bed together in the same way. Youll have an easier time if you leave all your bolts loose until you get the last bolts in, then tighten them kitty corner to each other. After that, I went all around for a final tighten.
It doesnt have a lip to keep your mattress on the frame, so it will slide unless you use the sticky strips on the slats. They are labeled, so you cant miss them. Theres one on each end of the slats (on the queen, at least, the slats come in two sections / top and bottom). After you peel the backing off of these strips, your mattress wont slide. At least it doesnt for me, tho I only weigh 135lbs.
The takeaway is that this is a gorgeous bed, especially for the price. I looked at more expensive ones just like it, but they didnt have the wood color I wanted, so I went with . Im happy with my purchase and would recommend it to others looking for a bed in this style. It arrived quickly and undamaged, was easy and fast to put together, can be assembled by one person, and looks just gorgeous. Worth a buy.
Beautiful bed
The wood on this bed is seriously pretty. I wanted something with a cherry finish and this meets my expectations. The bed is sturdy and the slats are sufficiently close together to support a foam mattress, which is what I have. You dont need to have any tools on hand to put it together because it comes with everything you need. It comes with a regular allen wrench as well as the cutest tiny ratchet, which is very helpful in tightening things up. You will use both things since some spots are tighter than others to get into. The box is heavy, but the UPS guy brought it into my foyer. It was too heavy for me to drag down the hall to my bedroom, so I opened the box and hauled the parts to my room. Im a tiny woman in my 50s and I was able to get the bed put together within 30/60 minutes. I have to guess because the time flew by! The bed comes together quickly, but the directions can be a bit confusing. I felt like the parts were labeled differently than they were in the instructions, so once I got the gist of how a corner goes together, I just put the rest of the bed together in the same way. Youll have an easier time if you leave all your bolts loose until you get the last bolts in, then tighten them kitty corner to each other. After that, I went all around for a final tighten. It doesnt have a lip to keep your mattress on the frame, so it will slide unless you use the sticky strips on the slats. They are labeled, so you cant miss them. Theres one on each end of the slats (on the queen, at least, the slats come in two sections / top and bottom). After you peel the backing off of these strips, your mattress wont slide. At least it doesnt for me, tho I only weigh 135lbs. The takeaway is that this is a gorgeous bed, especially for the price. I looked at more expensive ones just like it, but they didnt have the wood color I wanted, so I went with . Im happy with my purchase and would recommend it to others looking for a bed in this style. It arrived quickly and undamaged, was easy and fast to put together, can be assembled by one person, and looks just gorgeous. Worth a buy.