First big kid bed for my child. I put it together by myself in about 15 minutes. The packaging was really impressive / not a lot of extra materials, no styrofoam or hard to open parts.
The best part was that they include a little ratchet tool (in addition to a rubber mallet, hex key, and some extra screws and locking parts in case you lose some of the other ones I guess). I only used the ratchet tool and didnt need to use anything else in the tool kit. Usually when I put together stuff from Ikea or similar there is so much more hardware to deal with and my hands get really tired by the end. This little tool is aming and Im going to keep it on hand for other furniture in my home.
So far the frame doesnt squeak or move at all and it supports the mattress very nicely.
The only downside was that the instructions could have been more clear. I didnt struggle with them, but I can see why other reviewers may have. The instructions are numbered by step but show the pieces with letters on them (like in step 1 you match piece a to piece a and step 2 is match piece b to piece b etc etc) but the actual pieces only have numbers. Once I figured that out I pretty much didnt look at the instructions anymore because it was obvious that piece 1 goes with piece 1 and so on. Definitely not confusing enough to take more than 2 minutes to figure out, but it was an unnecessary hurdle.
Im using this as a bed bed, so its perfect for me. But if you want a more traditional day bed look you might want something with a taller frame / the mattress (I got an 8 inch) covers up most of the side and back railings.
easiest assembly ever
First big kid bed for my child. I put it together by myself in about 15 minutes. The packaging was really impressive / not a lot of extra materials, no styrofoam or hard to open parts. The best part was that they include a little ratchet tool (in addition to a rubber mallet, hex key, and some extra screws and locking parts in case you lose some of the other ones I guess). I only used the ratchet tool and didnt need to use anything else in the tool kit. Usually when I put together stuff from Ikea or similar there is so much more hardware to deal with and my hands get really tired by the end. This little tool is aming and Im going to keep it on hand for other furniture in my home. So far the frame doesnt squeak or move at all and it supports the mattress very nicely. The only downside was that the instructions could have been more clear. I didnt struggle with them, but I can see why other reviewers may have. The instructions are numbered by step but show the pieces with letters on them (like in step 1 you match piece a to piece a and step 2 is match piece b to piece b etc etc) but the actual pieces only have numbers. Once I figured that out I pretty much didnt look at the instructions anymore because it was obvious that piece 1 goes with piece 1 and so on. Definitely not confusing enough to take more than 2 minutes to figure out, but it was an unnecessary hurdle. Im using this as a bed bed, so its perfect for me. But if you want a more traditional day bed look you might want something with a taller frame / the mattress (I got an 8 inch) covers up most of the side and back railings.