Ok, first the good: the bed is super easy to put together! 10/15 minutes tops! Its black with with a gray/ish hue to it, so it was exactly the color we hoped it would be. The frame was straight, no tweaks, no bowing, no scratches, no dents! After putting it together it was very sturdy, no wobble. It looks exactly like the picture and its very pretty.
Now the bad: my first thought after putting the bed together was this thing looks like a toddler bed! My daughter was bummed. A twin size mattress fits it perfectly, so its the right length, its just the over all size is VERY small and not what my daughter had hopped it would be. Other than that it was a good little bed and like I said it was very pretty.
Now, being the handy girl I am, I decided to fix it instead of trying to disassemble it and ship it back. I had some 4x4s leftover from another project. I cut those down to 6, 6 inch long sections, then I used a router and cut a half inch deep circular hole in the middle for the feet to sit in, I sanded them, painted them black and put them under the feet of the bed. An hours worth of work at most, and It lifted the bed to the perfect height. You could just purchase heavy duty bed risers from , but I didnt want to wait. Now the kid is happy.
Over all Id say this bed would be perfect as a first big kid bed or if you order risers or make your own then its a good teen bed. But seriously, it was under 100, so you get what you pay for. Just be mindful and double check the measurements before you buy it. But its a good bed. Three Stars.
Its a great bed, but
Ok, first the good: the bed is super easy to put together! 10/15 minutes tops! Its black with with a gray/ish hue to it, so it was exactly the color we hoped it would be. The frame was straight, no tweaks, no bowing, no scratches, no dents! After putting it together it was very sturdy, no wobble. It looks exactly like the picture and its very pretty. Now the bad: my first thought after putting the bed together was this thing looks like a toddler bed! My daughter was bummed. A twin size mattress fits it perfectly, so its the right length, its just the over all size is VERY small and not what my daughter had hopped it would be. Other than that it was a good little bed and like I said it was very pretty. Now, being the handy girl I am, I decided to fix it instead of trying to disassemble it and ship it back. I had some 4x4s leftover from another project. I cut those down to 6, 6 inch long sections, then I used a router and cut a half inch deep circular hole in the middle for the feet to sit in, I sanded them, painted them black and put them under the feet of the bed. An hours worth of work at most, and It lifted the bed to the perfect height. You could just purchase heavy duty bed risers from , but I didnt want to wait. Now the kid is happy. Over all Id say this bed would be perfect as a first big kid bed or if you order risers or make your own then its a good teen bed. But seriously, it was under 100, so you get what you pay for. Just be mindful and double check the measurements before you buy it. But its a good bed. Three Stars.