Honestly, I knew that this bed would require assembly, but I did not realize that it was made from totally unfinished wood. I expected a cheap looking clear coat of some sort. Instead I opened the very well packaged item to find an extremely high quality product. The poplar is beautiful!! Tulip poplar is actually my all time favorite tree because I love its flowers. Its also a choice material for wood working because it tends to be nice and straight. I decided that it was worth finishing the wood myself, so I used some leftover deck stain. I ordered this bed for our tipi, so some outdoor protection made perfect sense anyway. It was definitely worth the extra work and turned out gorgeous. The instructions that came with the bed were impeccable. Very easy to build with a mallet and screw driver . A power drill was not even necessary but did make things quicker. Im very pleased with the look and function of this bed. Its quite sturdy and a very nice design. How cool that it folds up? Thats what initially drew me to buy this item since well need to store it during the winter. This might actually be one of the nicest things that Ive ever bought from . Made in ! Thank you .
Beautiful unfinished wood
Honestly, I knew that this bed would require assembly, but I did not realize that it was made from totally unfinished wood. I expected a cheap looking clear coat of some sort. Instead I opened the very well packaged item to find an extremely high quality product. The poplar is beautiful!! Tulip poplar is actually my all time favorite tree because I love its flowers. Its also a choice material for wood working because it tends to be nice and straight. I decided that it was worth finishing the wood myself, so I used some leftover deck stain. I ordered this bed for our tipi, so some outdoor protection made perfect sense anyway. It was definitely worth the extra work and turned out gorgeous. The instructions that came with the bed were impeccable. Very easy to build with a mallet and screw driver . A power drill was not even necessary but did make things quicker. Im very pleased with the look and function of this bed. Its quite sturdy and a very nice design. How cool that it folds up? Thats what initially drew me to buy this item since well need to store it during the winter. This might actually be one of the nicest things that Ive ever bought from . Made in ! Thank you .