I cant say enough great things about this bed, made by er Fine Furniture, HOWEVER, dont buy it from Furniture Creations if you want it delivered within any reasonable time frame. Now that that minor technicality is out of the way, lets talk about this wonderful piece of tech-cave dream furniture!
I have had this bed for well over a month now, and I didnt review it immediately, because I wanted to be able to experience the product and know it better before reviewing. I love this bed! The bed arrives in two GIANT boxes, and you REALLY need a second person to help you get it off the truck. I simply laid mine down on the curb, and opened the boxes and took the pieces inside one at a time, because the boxes REALLY ARE too heavy for one person to move alone unless you can drag it (no stairs). It is NOT fully disassembled, the boxes are the size of a full size mattress! The bed came with fairly easy to understand assembly instructions, and using tips from previous users, it was fairly straight-forward with just a screwdriver. Like others, I started with the bed on its side, then flipped it up on the third step, way easier than trying to hold the loft base up and screwing it into the end pieces. I chose to not attach the shelf, and it makes it so my 22 monitors fit nicely across the back of the workspace... the very VAST workspace.
With a few very minor assembly modifications (tossing the shelf supports into the trash, and flipping the shelf over and down) after putting the rear screen mesh pieces in upside down, I then bolted the shelf on flat, making a nice solid backboard base to lean my monitors against with just enough room for cable management (and making it so that I didnt have to find a place to store the shelf since I wasnt using it). The desk is prime for minor modifications, and has a TON of potential! The desk is just fantastic. It is so big! I am not used to having this much workspace, its just awesome for a geek like myself. I have dual 22 monitors, and I still have plenty of room to put my tower on one side of the desk, and my laptop on the other with nothing in front of my displays. The construction is GREAT, very sturdy. The metal is SOLID, very well designed, and the desk is heavy, sturdy, and does NOT bow at all, even if I prop my legs up on it. The railing around the bed, and the frame itself are very very solid, meaning, if you handcuff someone to them, they will NOT be getting away! Yay! I could easily fit a dorm fridge under the desk and have no issue with footspace. Plenty of room for a coffeemaker on the desk, as well. The slat type loft base is solid and I can literally hang from the bars of it and it doesnt budge. it is also well-suited for led stick lights (or even cathodes), which make for great desk illumination. One thing I want to suggest to others is that you can lay a flat bedsheet, curtain, or basically anything down on the loft base before laying the mattress into the frame, and it makes for a really cool/attractive ceiling over the desk area. I simply have a black curtain in there, though you could also use a full size dust ruffle or just about anything, and it looks really nice, and allows you to tie in your decor somewhat (you can match your curtains or whatever).
Basically, this bed is perfect. I cant think of much bad to say about it, other than the fact that it has a big sticker you have to soak off with goo-gone on one of the rails. It is true that the square frame ladder is a bit tough on the feet, but I found I got used to it soon enough, and learned how to place my foot so it doesnt hurt. The bed DOES make some creaking noises if you do any repetitive motion while in the bed loft, if ya know what I mean. Its not bad, but it can be distracting. I think that is just the nature of metal to metal joints, it certainly doesnt move much, and is very very solid.
Ill upload my customer photographs of my setup. Its awesome. Im thinking of converting my desk chair into a swing, suspended from the loft. That would just make something awesome into killer!
Extremely well made, very solid, fantastic!
I cant say enough great things about this bed, made by er Fine Furniture, HOWEVER, dont buy it from Furniture Creations if you want it delivered within any reasonable time frame. Now that that minor technicality is out of the way, lets talk about this wonderful piece of tech-cave dream furniture! I have had this bed for well over a month now, and I didnt review it immediately, because I wanted to be able to experience the product and know it better before reviewing. I love this bed! The bed arrives in two GIANT boxes, and you REALLY need a second person to help you get it off the truck. I simply laid mine down on the curb, and opened the boxes and took the pieces inside one at a time, because the boxes REALLY ARE too heavy for one person to move alone unless you can drag it (no stairs). It is NOT fully disassembled, the boxes are the size of a full size mattress! The bed came with fairly easy to understand assembly instructions, and using tips from previous users, it was fairly straight-forward with just a screwdriver. Like others, I started with the bed on its side, then flipped it up on the third step, way easier than trying to hold the loft base up and screwing it into the end pieces. I chose to not attach the shelf, and it makes it so my 22 monitors fit nicely across the back of the workspace... the very VAST workspace. With a few very minor assembly modifications (tossing the shelf supports into the trash, and flipping the shelf over and down) after putting the rear screen mesh pieces in upside down, I then bolted the shelf on flat, making a nice solid backboard base to lean my monitors against with just enough room for cable management (and making it so that I didnt have to find a place to store the shelf since I wasnt using it). The desk is prime for minor modifications, and has a TON of potential! The desk is just fantastic. It is so big! I am not used to having this much workspace, its just awesome for a geek like myself. I have dual 22 monitors, and I still have plenty of room to put my tower on one side of the desk, and my laptop on the other with nothing in front of my displays. The construction is GREAT, very sturdy. The metal is SOLID, very well designed, and the desk is heavy, sturdy, and does NOT bow at all, even if I prop my legs up on it. The railing around the bed, and the frame itself are very very solid, meaning, if you handcuff someone to them, they will NOT be getting away! Yay! I could easily fit a dorm fridge under the desk and have no issue with footspace. Plenty of room for a coffeemaker on the desk, as well. The slat type loft base is solid and I can literally hang from the bars of it and it doesnt budge. it is also well-suited for led stick lights (or even cathodes), which make for great desk illumination. One thing I want to suggest to others is that you can lay a flat bedsheet, curtain, or basically anything down on the loft base before laying the mattress into the frame, and it makes for a really cool/attractive ceiling over the desk area. I simply have a black curtain in there, though you could also use a full size dust ruffle or just about anything, and it looks really nice, and allows you to tie in your decor somewhat (you can match your curtains or whatever). Basically, this bed is perfect. I cant think of much bad to say about it, other than the fact that it has a big sticker you have to soak off with goo-gone on one of the rails. It is true that the square frame ladder is a bit tough on the feet, but I found I got used to it soon enough, and learned how to place my foot so it doesnt hurt. The bed DOES make some creaking noises if you do any repetitive motion while in the bed loft, if ya know what I mean. Its not bad, but it can be distracting. I think that is just the nature of metal to metal joints, it certainly doesnt move much, and is very very solid. Ill upload my customer photographs of my setup. Its awesome. Im thinking of converting my desk chair into a swing, suspended from the loft. That would just make something awesome into killer!