This bed was a Christmas gift for my 12 year old son along with an entire room makeover. The bed looks awesome! As other reviews have pointed out, assembly will require 2 people. The assembly is straight forward though and took about an hour. The bed is heavy! Just to emphasize the point, let me repeat that. The bed is HEAVY! It comes in two LARGE boxes with a combined weight of ~250lbs. I researched other loft beds before purchasing this one and a flaw that many of them have is that they wiggle a little. This bed on the other hand is rock solid.
Also, we only have 8ft ceilings but my son still has enough room to sit up, and we even used a 10 inch mattress. I climbed up to test it and I can sit up too, and I'm 6'2. I only have about 5 inches before my head is too close to the ceiling, but I can sit up.
We added two night stands under the desk along with the some LEDs. You'll need a lighting source for the desk as it's dark under there after you put the mattress on. We used LEDs along with Eshine under cabinet light strips. My son loves this loft bed and his new room!
Attractive, Sturdy Bed
This bed was a Christmas gift for my 12 year old son along with an entire room makeover. The bed looks awesome! As other reviews have pointed out, assembly will require 2 people. The assembly is straight forward though and took about an hour. The bed is heavy! Just to emphasize the point, let me repeat that. The bed is HEAVY! It comes in two LARGE boxes with a combined weight of ~250lbs. I researched other loft beds before purchasing this one and a flaw that many of them have is that they wiggle a little. This bed on the other hand is rock solid. Also, we only have 8ft ceilings but my son still has enough room to sit up, and we even used a 10 inch mattress. I climbed up to test it and I can sit up too, and I'm 6'2. I only have about 5 inches before my head is too close to the ceiling, but I can sit up. We added two night stands under the desk along with the some LEDs. You'll need a lighting source for the desk as it's dark under there after you put the mattress on. We used LEDs along with Eshine under cabinet light strips. My son loves this loft bed and his new room!