When fully assembled, this bed frame looks fantastic. However, to get to the end product, you will likely need additional tools (including a drill), creativity, brute strength, and about 4 hours of time from 2 people.
Packaging/Delivery: Well below average compared to other IKEA/type furniture purchased on . Compares poorly to other similar products like Zinus. The cardboard was flimsy and the packages arrived with big chunks out of the boxes and a stab mark through all of the layers of packaging directly into the linen. Thankfully, the stab hole was on the inferior portion of the side piece and we cant really see it.
Hardware: Bordering on unacceptable. As above, the linen portion was damaged. The wood slats along the bottom were fairly warped and needed straightening. The metal supports were all bent and needed to be straightened with large pliers and a lot of torque. One of the end pieces was bent about 150 degrees and took about 15 minutes of careful bending with a towel and pliers to not strip off all the paint. Worst of all: one of the side pieces had the pilot holes drilled all about 1.5 inches too high. Its as if someone lined it up on the machine wrong, didnt test it at all, and just was like eh, forget it, thats close enough. We had to drill three new pilot holes directly into the wood frame and cut treads into the wood by hand using the flimsy hardware. This part alone took about 45 minutes.
End Product: From start to finish, it took my wife and I about 4 hours to assemble this frame. I consider us relatively handy people, and we recently assembled a Zinus bed frame in about 1 hour. Honestly, I originally wanted to buy another Zinus in our master, but my wife thought the headboard was just too short, which is why we got this upholstered platform bed (51 vs 38). My forearms and back are on fire from pulling and torquing so hard. Bottom line: the end product really looks great and feels very sturdy, but it took an exceedingly long time to get there and a lot of work on our part to fix/repair all of the damaged/defective pieces. Do not buy this frame if you are looking for a quick assembly or if you are a little older and would find a lot of strenuous work to be a difficult challenge.
I really love it!
When fully assembled, this bed frame looks fantastic. However, to get to the end product, you will likely need additional tools (including a drill), creativity, brute strength, and about 4 hours of time from 2 people. Packaging/Delivery: Well below average compared to other IKEA/type furniture purchased on . Compares poorly to other similar products like Zinus. The cardboard was flimsy and the packages arrived with big chunks out of the boxes and a stab mark through all of the layers of packaging directly into the linen. Thankfully, the stab hole was on the inferior portion of the side piece and we cant really see it. Hardware: Bordering on unacceptable. As above, the linen portion was damaged. The wood slats along the bottom were fairly warped and needed straightening. The metal supports were all bent and needed to be straightened with large pliers and a lot of torque. One of the end pieces was bent about 150 degrees and took about 15 minutes of careful bending with a towel and pliers to not strip off all the paint. Worst of all: one of the side pieces had the pilot holes drilled all about 1.5 inches too high. Its as if someone lined it up on the machine wrong, didnt test it at all, and just was like eh, forget it, thats close enough. We had to drill three new pilot holes directly into the wood frame and cut treads into the wood by hand using the flimsy hardware. This part alone took about 45 minutes. End Product: From start to finish, it took my wife and I about 4 hours to assemble this frame. I consider us relatively handy people, and we recently assembled a Zinus bed frame in about 1 hour. Honestly, I originally wanted to buy another Zinus in our master, but my wife thought the headboard was just too short, which is why we got this upholstered platform bed (51 vs 38). My forearms and back are on fire from pulling and torquing so hard. Bottom line: the end product really looks great and feels very sturdy, but it took an exceedingly long time to get there and a lot of work on our part to fix/repair all of the damaged/defective pieces. Do not buy this frame if you are looking for a quick assembly or if you are a little older and would find a lot of strenuous work to be a difficult challenge.