REALLY disappointed until I made some custom changes! See below for suggestion!
This might be worth a read before buying!
The couch is OK, but you can make it better with a few more things to make it work!
3 Stars because I had to spend an extra $150 to make it usable.
Ill preface this with my goal was to have a daybed as my living-room couch. Originally I had a 14 inch metal bed frame, but I was looking to create something more cozy and lower to the ground (more the appropriate height for a couch.) This frame was originally the answer to my desire! So I have created a list of pros and cons, and provided directions on how I made it look likeeee and feel a cozy couch that can actually support two adults!
PROS:
1. Its super easy to put together! I could do it by myself (30/F/not in great shape) in about 2 hours, even with my dogs trampling everything.
2. Its very cute, and by far the most Couch likeeee daybed frame for the price. I wish the sides where lower than the back, but thats my own preference and not what was advertised.
3. It appears to be pretty customizable. The parts are extremely basic.
CONS:
1. Its slat is listed as a max weight of 450 pounds, and you do still have to factor in the mattress to that number. The con is that 450 is apparently a hard limit. My husband and I both weigh about 210, and the whole thing is unnervingly wobbly when were both sitting on it. The legs also bend inwards after a while and the screws need tightened regularly. Update on that: After taking it apart for my modification, it had already lost several screws from light use (I had avoided sitting on it out of fear) over a week. Maybe it was user error and I didnt tighten things well enough. But tbh the weight limit combined with wobbly-ness invoked enough fear in me that it leads me to believe that the frame wouldnt have worked out in the long run had I not made some changes.
2. Youre getting what you paid for. At around $300 this is a great price for the couch-likeeee daybed frames! But it will cost more to make it truly usable. So, do with that what you will.
3. Its still a 14 inch bed frame! Youll be sitting 20-30 inches high. I read 8 inch clearance, and misunderstood that as meaning the cushions would start at 8 inches from the ground. (Since I wanted something lower than what I already had, that was pretty heartbreaking for it to still be 14 inches tall)
So, here is what I did to give it a real couch feeling. I used a 10 inch mattress I already owned.
Youll need:
1. A mattress, mine is 10 inches. Consider the height of your mattress when buying the box spring to determine how tall you want it to be.
2. A 5-7 inch METAL box spring that can support the weight of adults! The front piece of the couch is 7 inches tall. If you buy a box spring that is taller than 7 inches you can either leave the front piece off, which doesnt really look that bad tbh, or jerry rig it another way. But I bought the basics, 5 inch.
3. Some good adhesive for fabric/metal. OR if your more savvy with power tools/need it to be sturdier, metal L brackets and wood screws.
Step 1: The legs are literally part of the structural integrity of the frame (which seems likeeee extremely poor design in my opinion.) I removed ALL PARTS EXCEPT THE SIDES, no support for the slat, nothing but the 4 outer pieces. The back actually has some pretty sturdy brackets already so I just put some glue around it, I also glued the front sides together (or you could use L brackets and wood screws.) No matter how you do it, you just have to remove the legs. Otherwise the box spring wont fit inside.
Step 2: Since its legless, the couch frame will be on the floor, which means, YAY! Its already looking more likeeee a couch! You then build your 5 inch box spring and place it in the middle, put your mattress on top and your done! Here are some pictures of how mine turned out!
REALLY disappointed until I made some custom changes! See below for suggestion!
This might be worth a read before buying! The couch is OK, but you can make it better with a few more things to make it work! 3 Stars because I had to spend an extra $150 to make it usable. Ill preface this with my goal was to have a daybed as my living-room couch. Originally I had a 14 inch metal bed frame, but I was looking to create something more cozy and lower to the ground (more the appropriate height for a couch.) This frame was originally the answer to my desire! So I have created a list of pros and cons, and provided directions on how I made it look likeeee and feel a cozy couch that can actually support two adults! PROS: 1. Its super easy to put together! I could do it by myself (30/F/not in great shape) in about 2 hours, even with my dogs trampling everything. 2. Its very cute, and by far the most Couch likeeee daybed frame for the price. I wish the sides where lower than the back, but thats my own preference and not what was advertised. 3. It appears to be pretty customizable. The parts are extremely basic. CONS: 1. Its slat is listed as a max weight of 450 pounds, and you do still have to factor in the mattress to that number. The con is that 450 is apparently a hard limit. My husband and I both weigh about 210, and the whole thing is unnervingly wobbly when were both sitting on it. The legs also bend inwards after a while and the screws need tightened regularly. Update on that: After taking it apart for my modification, it had already lost several screws from light use (I had avoided sitting on it out of fear) over a week. Maybe it was user error and I didnt tighten things well enough. But tbh the weight limit combined with wobbly-ness invoked enough fear in me that it leads me to believe that the frame wouldnt have worked out in the long run had I not made some changes. 2. Youre getting what you paid for. At around $300 this is a great price for the couch-likeeee daybed frames! But it will cost more to make it truly usable. So, do with that what you will. 3. Its still a 14 inch bed frame! Youll be sitting 20-30 inches high. I read 8 inch clearance, and misunderstood that as meaning the cushions would start at 8 inches from the ground. (Since I wanted something lower than what I already had, that was pretty heartbreaking for it to still be 14 inches tall) So, here is what I did to give it a real couch feeling. I used a 10 inch mattress I already owned. Youll need: 1. A mattress, mine is 10 inches. Consider the height of your mattress when buying the box spring to determine how tall you want it to be. 2. A 5-7 inch METAL box spring that can support the weight of adults! The front piece of the couch is 7 inches tall. If you buy a box spring that is taller than 7 inches you can either leave the front piece off, which doesnt really look that bad tbh, or jerry rig it another way. But I bought the basics, 5 inch. 3. Some good adhesive for fabric/metal. OR if your more savvy with power tools/need it to be sturdier, metal L brackets and wood screws. Step 1: The legs are literally part of the structural integrity of the frame (which seems likeeee extremely poor design in my opinion.) I removed ALL PARTS EXCEPT THE SIDES, no support for the slat, nothing but the 4 outer pieces. The back actually has some pretty sturdy brackets already so I just put some glue around it, I also glued the front sides together (or you could use L brackets and wood screws.) No matter how you do it, you just have to remove the legs. Otherwise the box spring wont fit inside. Step 2: Since its legless, the couch frame will be on the floor, which means, YAY! Its already looking more likeeee a couch! You then build your 5 inch box spring and place it in the middle, put your mattress on top and your done! Here are some pictures of how mine turned out!