Weve only had this bed a few days but so far we really like it! Putting it together was fairly easy with two people. Giving it 4 stars because it did arrive with a few small scuffs (nothing cry) but more importantly because the slats do not properly fit the bed. As you put it together there are these wooden dowels at the headboard and footboard that are very clearly to keep the slats in place and stop them from sliding around. It looks like youre supposed to hook the first and last slats around them. However, the fabric connecting the slats is just BARELY too short to do this. So we could only secure them on one side and have the spacing on the other end a little wonky. Its nothing major, but I suspect if the mattress is shifted too much it may be easier for the slats to fall out than if they were the exact length the design called for.
Also if you have a large dog and are not getting the drawers, look out: all 3 of my dogs love climbing under this bed!! No big deal for my dachshund or (so far) puppy German shepherd. But my lab is a bit tubby and has managed to get stuck under the bed the last two nights! We have to actually lift the bed up a couple inches to get her unstuck! This isnt really the fault of the manufacturer of course. But it would be a real problem if I werent strong enough to do that and were planning on creating a barrier of some kind to keep her from sliding under as she sleeps next to me on the floor at night. Nice well made.
Be careful, big dogs!
Weve only had this bed a few days but so far we really like it! Putting it together was fairly easy with two people. Giving it 4 stars because it did arrive with a few small scuffs (nothing cry) but more importantly because the slats do not properly fit the bed. As you put it together there are these wooden dowels at the headboard and footboard that are very clearly to keep the slats in place and stop them from sliding around. It looks like youre supposed to hook the first and last slats around them. However, the fabric connecting the slats is just BARELY too short to do this. So we could only secure them on one side and have the spacing on the other end a little wonky. Its nothing major, but I suspect if the mattress is shifted too much it may be easier for the slats to fall out than if they were the exact length the design called for. Also if you have a large dog and are not getting the drawers, look out: all 3 of my dogs love climbing under this bed!! No big deal for my dachshund or (so far) puppy German shepherd. But my lab is a bit tubby and has managed to get stuck under the bed the last two nights! We have to actually lift the bed up a couple inches to get her unstuck! This isnt really the fault of the manufacturer of course. But it would be a real problem if I werent strong enough to do that and were planning on creating a barrier of some kind to keep her from sliding under as she sleeps next to me on the floor at night. Nice well made.