Good solid bed, but the design has a couple of items Id like to mention that keep it from being perfect. First and most obvious (even from the photo) you cant open the drawers at the head of the bed if you have a nightstand. I got the optional headboard shelf unit, which helped with that BUT, it doesnt attach to this unit, and therefore bangs around a lot. The worst part is the IMPOSSIBLE way to get the fitted sheet on it without wrecking your hands. You need a foundation on this thing. Sure, they sell one for $200 more. But if youre planning on putting your mattress on the built-in foundation, youre taking your knuckles in your hands. LOL. When you put on the regular sheet, youll knuckle-down again. Its a drop of just a few inches, but enough to qualify as a bad design.
Next, when youre walking around the bed, youre going to smack your knees. The corners stick way out past the mattress, and it will happen. My wife was complaining about it, so after 2 years together, we switched sides. Then I started smacking my knees. So I believe her. And I had to admit it! The funny thing is that neither of us are using any of the drawers, which would be caught in the bedspread anyway.
Knuckles and knees. Goodbye.
Good solid bed, but the design has a couple of items Id like to mention that keep it from being perfect. First and most obvious (even from the photo) you cant open the drawers at the head of the bed if you have a nightstand. I got the optional headboard shelf unit, which helped with that BUT, it doesnt attach to this unit, and therefore bangs around a lot. The worst part is the IMPOSSIBLE way to get the fitted sheet on it without wrecking your hands. You need a foundation on this thing. Sure, they sell one for $200 more. But if youre planning on putting your mattress on the built-in foundation, youre taking your knuckles in your hands. LOL. When you put on the regular sheet, youll knuckle-down again. Its a drop of just a few inches, but enough to qualify as a bad design. Next, when youre walking around the bed, youre going to smack your knees. The corners stick way out past the mattress, and it will happen. My wife was complaining about it, so after 2 years together, we switched sides. Then I started smacking my knees. So I believe her. And I had to admit it! The funny thing is that neither of us are using any of the drawers, which would be caught in the bedspread anyway.