Great headboard, well made, looks even better in person, easy assembly, excellent value
Great bed, great value. Bought Full size for my very picky and stylish college daughter. Also bought the Tuft and Needle mattress. The pair are fantastic and she couldn't be more pleased. I would gladly purchase this again and highly recommend it.
Caveat, I have put together about 50 of these self-assembly furniture pieces, so I would not consider myself a novice.
Shipping was fine. Its a 10 inch thick box that weighs 98 lbs, so keep that in mind for logistics. I ended up unpacking everything and then loading into my car for easier transportation prior to setup. This way two independent people could carry it to the upstairs room rather than needing two very strong people at the same time to do so.
Assembly was a breeze. We finished in about 45 mins. I used a power drill with a 4mm bit clutched to 5. Thank you vendor for using single size bolts (4mm)! I highly recommend using a power drill with clutch to save a ton of time. Or at least buy a screw driver with replaceable bits so you can use a 4mm insert and not the mini one they provide. It will work, but you will have very sore wrists at the end of the day. None of the bolts stripped, nor did any of the nut seats come loose. All holes were perfectly aligned and I didn't have to modify any pieces. Only had to hand-tighten 4 bolts due to not bringing my right angle bit driver. Hardware was clearly marked, and had all the parts for assembly.
However, the last picture indicated that there were 4 slip-on feet, but they were not in the box nor in the parts list. They didn't seem all that necessary, and not critical enough for me to call about it. Vendor might want to clarify this in future directions. Additionally, all parts except for the screws were clearly marked for assembly. However to verify the screws in each step, I had to verify the screw letter on the step page, and then go back to the beginning parts list to cross reference the screw ID to the screw size. Vendor might want to just add more descriptions on each page for exactly which screws to use so the cross-reference isn't needed. I also suggest a single picture in the beginning before starting assembly that shows in detail where every screw goes. But at the end of the day, the assembly was pretty obvious.
I want to comment on previous mentions of the T-Bar issues not holding their weight and bending out. I inspected mine and they were the same and certainly sturdy enough all but the largest behemoths. However, they were designed to take vertical weight, not horizontal shear stress which clearly shows in the detractors' associated photos. I believe this was due to the bed being dragged rather than lifted when moved. Its not heavy at the foot once assembled, even with the mattress and bedding, and can be easily swiveled at the foot as long as its lifted first. However if it is pushed, especially on rug, I can see how the the feet would catch on the rug and run into shearing problems. Same issue for the legs, which were very sturdily bolted onto the frame. I thought it was nice that they installed the feet in a way that I could easily replace the legs with others without any issues. Regardless, lift before you move and you won't have any issues.
Great headboard, well made, looks even better in person, easy assembly, excellent value
Great bed, great value. Bought Full size for my very picky and stylish college daughter. Also bought the Tuft and Needle mattress. The pair are fantastic and she couldn't be more pleased. I would gladly purchase this again and highly recommend it. Caveat, I have put together about 50 of these self-assembly furniture pieces, so I would not consider myself a novice. Shipping was fine. Its a 10 inch thick box that weighs 98 lbs, so keep that in mind for logistics. I ended up unpacking everything and then loading into my car for easier transportation prior to setup. This way two independent people could carry it to the upstairs room rather than needing two very strong people at the same time to do so. Assembly was a breeze. We finished in about 45 mins. I used a power drill with a 4mm bit clutched to 5. Thank you vendor for using single size bolts (4mm)! I highly recommend using a power drill with clutch to save a ton of time. Or at least buy a screw driver with replaceable bits so you can use a 4mm insert and not the mini one they provide. It will work, but you will have very sore wrists at the end of the day. None of the bolts stripped, nor did any of the nut seats come loose. All holes were perfectly aligned and I didn't have to modify any pieces. Only had to hand-tighten 4 bolts due to not bringing my right angle bit driver. Hardware was clearly marked, and had all the parts for assembly. However, the last picture indicated that there were 4 slip-on feet, but they were not in the box nor in the parts list. They didn't seem all that necessary, and not critical enough for me to call about it. Vendor might want to clarify this in future directions. Additionally, all parts except for the screws were clearly marked for assembly. However to verify the screws in each step, I had to verify the screw letter on the step page, and then go back to the beginning parts list to cross reference the screw ID to the screw size. Vendor might want to just add more descriptions on each page for exactly which screws to use so the cross-reference isn't needed. I also suggest a single picture in the beginning before starting assembly that shows in detail where every screw goes. But at the end of the day, the assembly was pretty obvious. I want to comment on previous mentions of the T-Bar issues not holding their weight and bending out. I inspected mine and they were the same and certainly sturdy enough all but the largest behemoths. However, they were designed to take vertical weight, not horizontal shear stress which clearly shows in the detractors' associated photos. I believe this was due to the bed being dragged rather than lifted when moved. Its not heavy at the foot once assembled, even with the mattress and bedding, and can be easily swiveled at the foot as long as its lifted first. However if it is pushed, especially on rug, I can see how the the feet would catch on the rug and run into shearing problems. Same issue for the legs, which were very sturdily bolted onto the frame. I thought it was nice that they installed the feet in a way that I could easily replace the legs with others without any issues. Regardless, lift before you move and you won't have any issues.