The exterior of this bed frame is gorgeous. I'm fairly sure it's just pine or another cheap wood stained a dark brown, but given wood prices nowadays, I honestly can't complain about it not being actual walnut.
The problem I have with this bed frame is that the plywood supports running down the center were very poorly glued up. There are gaps in the wood and one of the legs for the center supports actually split down the middle when I tightened the bolt. Even then, I wasn't able to tighten the bolts on the legs all the way because the gap is much too wide for the center support beams. The legs slide out of place any time the bed moves.
The slot in the frame for the beams to rest in is also significantly wider than the beams, which makes for a really creaky bed.
I'm not really a woodworking snob or anything and I think I could've been okay with how this bed is built if not for the poor glue up and parts that don't fit right. I'll probably end up building my own supports and legs eventually, but it would have been nice to receive a product that didn't need extra work to function.
Looks great, but...
The exterior of this bed frame is gorgeous. I'm fairly sure it's just pine or another cheap wood stained a dark brown, but given wood prices nowadays, I honestly can't complain about it not being actual walnut. The problem I have with this bed frame is that the plywood supports running down the center were very poorly glued up. There are gaps in the wood and one of the legs for the center supports actually split down the middle when I tightened the bolt. Even then, I wasn't able to tighten the bolts on the legs all the way because the gap is much too wide for the center support beams. The legs slide out of place any time the bed moves. The slot in the frame for the beams to rest in is also significantly wider than the beams, which makes for a really creaky bed. I'm not really a woodworking snob or anything and I think I could've been okay with how this bed is built if not for the poor glue up and parts that don't fit right. I'll probably end up building my own supports and legs eventually, but it would have been nice to receive a product that didn't need extra work to function.