First, the positives; It was pretty easy to assemble. All the holes lined up. Often, with products like this, they dont. It is sturdy and its functional. But it looks cheap. It seems more appropriate for a first year college student more concerned with economizing than aesthetics. The foot-board is so low that even with no box-springs, the mattress is higher than the top of the foot-board. Once I assembled it, set the mattress upon it, and stood back to look at it, I immediately regretted buying it. I wish I had just gone to a local furniture store where I could see an assembled bed frame. I am now faced with the daunting prospect of dis-assembling it, trying to repack it, and return it. Lesson learned; some things you just have to see in real life before you buy it.
Functional But Cheap Looking
First, the positives; It was pretty easy to assemble. All the holes lined up. Often, with products like this, they dont. It is sturdy and its functional. But it looks cheap. It seems more appropriate for a first year college student more concerned with economizing than aesthetics. The foot-board is so low that even with no box-springs, the mattress is higher than the top of the foot-board. Once I assembled it, set the mattress upon it, and stood back to look at it, I immediately regretted buying it. I wish I had just gone to a local furniture store where I could see an assembled bed frame. I am now faced with the daunting prospect of dis-assembling it, trying to repack it, and return it. Lesson learned; some things you just have to see in real life before you buy it.