Paired with a foam mattress this will make a perfect bed for tweens or guests. The three drawers at the bottom lets one use up lost space as a built in dresser.
Assembly requires a masters degree of Furniture Assembly, as once you assemble enough of these types of manufactured furniture the instructions become irrelevant. First timers should stock up on spirits and prep the coffee pot for a long weekend.
This is a fabulous bed. We were nervous buying online without actually seeing it first, but we are so glad we did. It came ahead of schedule. It was very easy to assemble. All the pieces were there. Everything was in perfect condition. It is strong and sturdy. The finish on it is beautiful. The pictures do not do it justice. My son is 7, but is very tall for his age. We were afraid it was more of a kid bed, but this could easily be for a teen, young adult, college student or even an adult. It is strong enough to hold my son and I. I highly recommend this bed. What impressed us the most is, it doesnt look like typical boxed furniture. People were stunned when I told them where I got it. They all assumed it was from a high-end furniture store. You need a hammer and screw driver. It doesnt use glue like some boxed items. The hardware is very nice. We love it.
As stated in other reviews, this thing comes in an array of pieces, and weighs a ton. It took me about an hour to put together, but the finished product is amazing. Sturdy, good looking, and perfect for my needs.i have a memory foam mattress on this, and a full sized adult sleeps on this. Definitely would recommend this to others.
Im going to defend this bed.
All right. Im about to go into depth about my entire experience with this bed so that people can get a fairly honest picture of what this bed is like because based on the reviews, I was skeptical of getting something good for the amount of money I was paying for. If youre expecting a bed fit for the gods, then I might suggest shopping for furniture in person rather than online. This isnt to imply that the bed isnt good quality--its actually pretty nice, but more on that later.
Within three days of my order, I received it in the mail. I was a little worried about the rumors of it being the weight of a thousand elephants because I knew this was going to be a solo project. Not being the strongest of twenty-year-old girls, I was a little intimidated by own expectations. Now, I live on the first floor of my apartment, but there are about five stairs before getting to my door, which whoever delivered my bed still managed to bypass and settle the long package in front of my door (that was nice of him/her). The package was taller than I was (seven-eight feet maybe?) and skinny, but yes, it was heavy, but not holding-the-world-inside-of-it heavy. With a little maneuvering and some geometric guessing, I pushed the package inside my apartment. It would have been easier with a friend, probably, but rest assured, you can do it by yourself if need be. It certainly felt like 108 pounds of wood, but not much more.
Packaging was done well, I have to say. I had to dissect the box open in order to get the pieces out, so keep scissors handy. Not a piece was damaged. There will be three long, recycled-wood pieces inside and they might be broken, but worry not, consumers! They are not part of your bed. Theyre for cushioning. You can promptly keep recycling those recycled-wood pieces and spreading the recycled joy as you begin the journey of building your bed.
You will need a tool kit. Dont expect this bed to provide you little screwdrivers or hammers because they wont. Youre an independent person. You should have a tool kit. Its essential in life. With that said, if you DONT have a tool kit, you might want to purchase one (involving some good screwdrivers and a decent hammer, at least) while you purchase your bed. This is not a screw with your fingers and hammer with a hardcover book project.
Now, as for the comments of the bed having more parts than furniture, thats a little silly. You have to build three drawers and the frame. For wooden pieces, you have nine for the main frame (headboard, footboard, long board for the right side of the frame, two skinny boards from the left for the drawers, two inside the frame to secure the two boards that will hold your mattress) and five wooden pieces per drawer (basically, to make the square frame and bottom of the drawer). There are a good amount of screws of all sizes, which the instructions give you a number of. Heads up: Not all the same types of screws will be in one neat little package. Youll have four screws of one type in four different bags. So, dont worry about missing parts; theyre probably in another bag. This means you might want to organize your pieces before building anything to save time. They provide you this little rectangular thing to help with the hammering, which works really nicely. I saved the piece for later projects.
Considering I did this aaaaall by myself and I was distracted numerous times, it took me five hours. So, if you have a friend or two, the time will cut in half (two-two and a half hours, in theory). The instructions were simple though. Perhaps one diagram had me puzzled, but once I held the pieces in question in front of me, I realized what the diagram was referring to. Its pretty simple.
The drawers arent THAT flimsy, if flimsy at all. If you nail everything properly and tightly, theyre fine. As for weight, I keep 23 books in the middle drawers, 15 in the right one, and my laptop and electronics in the left. So, a good amount of weight in each. Clothes, in that sense, should be much lighter than 23 books. If youre storing bricks in the drawers, thats your business and everything, but perhaps a little odd for drawers.
I just use a mattress on the bed frame, no box spring. My sleep has been amazing thus far, but people are different, so if you would like a box spring, it should be able to handle it. I just dont prefer having one is all, except for one thing: The box spring might add to the secureness of the bed. See, sometimes the bed sinks a little (just a little) when I sit in the middle of the bed, so Ive put some stuff under the panels holding the mattress for support. Its not enough to make me think, Oh no! The bed is gonna break! But it is enough that I would like a little more support. If you have a box spring as opposed to just a mattress, this problem should immediately go away. If you add some support to the middle of the bed, then this also avoids sinking doom, which is what I have done, and I am sleeping amazingly. For any worries if your mattress wont fit (as I had because this bed kept referring to children and, I dont know, when I think of children, I think of tiny beds), youll be fine. It fits a regular twin size bed, with a little extra room (about an inch all around, perhaps?), which works GREAT for me because I leave my phone and glasses in that little space as I sleep.
It looks great. The blue adds pizazz to my room, which is barren because I just moved in and everything. So, I would recommend the bed. It does everything I need it to do. Its not a bed I think Ill have forever, but for the time being as a college student in her first apartment wanting something to make her feel a little more at home, this bed frame is a lovely one. Hope my incredibly detailed review gives you more insight on what your future purchase might be like.
I bought this for my 2 yr. old to transition into a bigger bed. He loves it. Easy enough to put together. I did it myself, at 5 months pregnant, with the help of my 2 yr. old.
Only dislike is when he slides off the bed, the inner boards are a bit sharp, and scratch his legs. My plan is to pick up a pool noodle and slide it open to cover the boards until he is big enough to reach the floor.
Love the color. Box was extremely damaged upon arrival, but the bed had minimal damage.
Would buy again!!
UPDATE: 11.28.2012 --A year and a half later, this bed is still solid. Sliding off the bed is no longer an issue- since my child is now 3.5 and tall enough to reach the floor. This bed has endured several violent jumping on the bed sessions, room re-arranges, stickers, spilled drinks, sleeping parents, and lazy animals; with minimal wear tear! Im planning to buy another on for my other son once he is out of his crib.
Drawers all still slide. Only small repair Ive done is re-screw the handles with my own screws, to keep them in place more securely.
WELL worth every penny Ive spent. BUY IT! Its probably the BEST, least expensive bed you will find.
Update 9/23/2015: This bed is still going strong. Over four years of jumping, wrestling, multiple people sleeping on it, moving the bed from room to room --the bed is still in great shape.
Bought this bed for my 17 year olds room cause she wanted something small and compact. When I received this item the box was all torn to pieces and a couple of the pieces damaged. Repaired myself but I wouldnt buy this bed again. Its just not real sturdy. Definitely not made to last long.
I was worried about ordering this bed for my teenage son, as he weighs around 200lbs. My worries were in vain...this thing is sturdy! It did take some time to assemble, but Im not that handy did it myself in about 4hrs. (I watched tv while doing it, though!) It did arrive with a chipped corner on one of the front drawer panels, but a quick call to the company theyve assured me a replacement will be shipping out before the end of the week. Since the bed is going to work for my son, Im ordering the matching headboard today. I hope to get the dresser and night stand soon. Im not sure it would be furniture that Id expect to last a lifetime or anything, but hell be leaving for college in a couple of years and we just needed space saving ideas for the time being. This bed is well worth the price paid. By the way, my UPS man had no trouble carrying the box right up our walk porch right into our living room floor. I opened it there carried it piece by piece into the bedroom to assemble it.
For under $140 I ordered this bed off and it arrived less than a week later. The UPS delivery left the box on my front porch and I had to unpack it there and bring it in pieces because it was so heavy. It took a couple of hours to put it together. It really wasnt too bad to put together. There were more directions than you would have gotten on pieces. The drawers are flimsy but I used glue to help put them together and glued in the drawer panel. I dont believe the drawers can be used for anything other than underwear and socks. The drawers only take about 1/2 of the space in the base, so there is some space behind the drawers to store stuff that dont need to be accessed regularly. The bed is cute and I do like it. We really needed something small for a small room. We only bought the platform portion to keep it compact and it really works. I found a similar bed at for about $50 more and beds on Craigslist were still over $100 for used beds. This is not a piece your kid will be handing down to the next generation but it should get through a few years without any problem.
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Great bed for a toddler
We got this for a 2-year-old, and he loves it. Because it is so low, it is easy for him to get in and out of.
Great (blue) tween bed.
Paired with a foam mattress this will make a perfect bed for tweens or guests. The three drawers at the bottom lets one use up lost space as a built in dresser. Assembly requires a masters degree of Furniture Assembly, as once you assemble enough of these types of manufactured furniture the instructions become irrelevant. First timers should stock up on spirits and prep the coffee pot for a long weekend.
Awesome
This is a fabulous bed. We were nervous buying online without actually seeing it first, but we are so glad we did. It came ahead of schedule. It was very easy to assemble. All the pieces were there. Everything was in perfect condition. It is strong and sturdy. The finish on it is beautiful. The pictures do not do it justice. My son is 7, but is very tall for his age. We were afraid it was more of a kid bed, but this could easily be for a teen, young adult, college student or even an adult. It is strong enough to hold my son and I. I highly recommend this bed. What impressed us the most is, it doesnt look like typical boxed furniture. People were stunned when I told them where I got it. They all assumed it was from a high-end furniture store. You need a hammer and screw driver. It doesnt use glue like some boxed items. The hardware is very nice. We love it.
Excellent Value
As stated in other reviews, this thing comes in an array of pieces, and weighs a ton. It took me about an hour to put together, but the finished product is amazing. Sturdy, good looking, and perfect for my needs.i have a memory foam mattress on this, and a full sized adult sleeps on this. Definitely would recommend this to others.
Great bed
We purchased this bed for our 3 year old. Solid. The drawers are smaller then expected but they work well. Great for what it is and a good price.
Not sure what all the complaining is about. The bed is fine.
Im going to defend this bed. All right. Im about to go into depth about my entire experience with this bed so that people can get a fairly honest picture of what this bed is like because based on the reviews, I was skeptical of getting something good for the amount of money I was paying for. If youre expecting a bed fit for the gods, then I might suggest shopping for furniture in person rather than online. This isnt to imply that the bed isnt good quality--its actually pretty nice, but more on that later. Within three days of my order, I received it in the mail. I was a little worried about the rumors of it being the weight of a thousand elephants because I knew this was going to be a solo project. Not being the strongest of twenty-year-old girls, I was a little intimidated by own expectations. Now, I live on the first floor of my apartment, but there are about five stairs before getting to my door, which whoever delivered my bed still managed to bypass and settle the long package in front of my door (that was nice of him/her). The package was taller than I was (seven-eight feet maybe?) and skinny, but yes, it was heavy, but not holding-the-world-inside-of-it heavy. With a little maneuvering and some geometric guessing, I pushed the package inside my apartment. It would have been easier with a friend, probably, but rest assured, you can do it by yourself if need be. It certainly felt like 108 pounds of wood, but not much more. Packaging was done well, I have to say. I had to dissect the box open in order to get the pieces out, so keep scissors handy. Not a piece was damaged. There will be three long, recycled-wood pieces inside and they might be broken, but worry not, consumers! They are not part of your bed. Theyre for cushioning. You can promptly keep recycling those recycled-wood pieces and spreading the recycled joy as you begin the journey of building your bed. You will need a tool kit. Dont expect this bed to provide you little screwdrivers or hammers because they wont. Youre an independent person. You should have a tool kit. Its essential in life. With that said, if you DONT have a tool kit, you might want to purchase one (involving some good screwdrivers and a decent hammer, at least) while you purchase your bed. This is not a screw with your fingers and hammer with a hardcover book project. Now, as for the comments of the bed having more parts than furniture, thats a little silly. You have to build three drawers and the frame. For wooden pieces, you have nine for the main frame (headboard, footboard, long board for the right side of the frame, two skinny boards from the left for the drawers, two inside the frame to secure the two boards that will hold your mattress) and five wooden pieces per drawer (basically, to make the square frame and bottom of the drawer). There are a good amount of screws of all sizes, which the instructions give you a number of. Heads up: Not all the same types of screws will be in one neat little package. Youll have four screws of one type in four different bags. So, dont worry about missing parts; theyre probably in another bag. This means you might want to organize your pieces before building anything to save time. They provide you this little rectangular thing to help with the hammering, which works really nicely. I saved the piece for later projects. Considering I did this aaaaall by myself and I was distracted numerous times, it took me five hours. So, if you have a friend or two, the time will cut in half (two-two and a half hours, in theory). The instructions were simple though. Perhaps one diagram had me puzzled, but once I held the pieces in question in front of me, I realized what the diagram was referring to. Its pretty simple. The drawers arent THAT flimsy, if flimsy at all. If you nail everything properly and tightly, theyre fine. As for weight, I keep 23 books in the middle drawers, 15 in the right one, and my laptop and electronics in the left. So, a good amount of weight in each. Clothes, in that sense, should be much lighter than 23 books. If youre storing bricks in the drawers, thats your business and everything, but perhaps a little odd for drawers. I just use a mattress on the bed frame, no box spring. My sleep has been amazing thus far, but people are different, so if you would like a box spring, it should be able to handle it. I just dont prefer having one is all, except for one thing: The box spring might add to the secureness of the bed. See, sometimes the bed sinks a little (just a little) when I sit in the middle of the bed, so Ive put some stuff under the panels holding the mattress for support. Its not enough to make me think, Oh no! The bed is gonna break! But it is enough that I would like a little more support. If you have a box spring as opposed to just a mattress, this problem should immediately go away. If you add some support to the middle of the bed, then this also avoids sinking doom, which is what I have done, and I am sleeping amazingly. For any worries if your mattress wont fit (as I had because this bed kept referring to children and, I dont know, when I think of children, I think of tiny beds), youll be fine. It fits a regular twin size bed, with a little extra room (about an inch all around, perhaps?), which works GREAT for me because I leave my phone and glasses in that little space as I sleep. It looks great. The blue adds pizazz to my room, which is barren because I just moved in and everything. So, I would recommend the bed. It does everything I need it to do. Its not a bed I think Ill have forever, but for the time being as a college student in her first apartment wanting something to make her feel a little more at home, this bed frame is a lovely one. Hope my incredibly detailed review gives you more insight on what your future purchase might be like.
Overall good bed!! .. No, really, it is GREAT!
I bought this for my 2 yr. old to transition into a bigger bed. He loves it. Easy enough to put together. I did it myself, at 5 months pregnant, with the help of my 2 yr. old. Only dislike is when he slides off the bed, the inner boards are a bit sharp, and scratch his legs. My plan is to pick up a pool noodle and slide it open to cover the boards until he is big enough to reach the floor. Love the color. Box was extremely damaged upon arrival, but the bed had minimal damage. Would buy again!! UPDATE: 11.28.2012 --A year and a half later, this bed is still solid. Sliding off the bed is no longer an issue- since my child is now 3.5 and tall enough to reach the floor. This bed has endured several violent jumping on the bed sessions, room re-arranges, stickers, spilled drinks, sleeping parents, and lazy animals; with minimal wear tear! Im planning to buy another on for my other son once he is out of his crib. Drawers all still slide. Only small repair Ive done is re-screw the handles with my own screws, to keep them in place more securely. WELL worth every penny Ive spent. BUY IT! Its probably the BEST, least expensive bed you will find. Update 9/23/2015: This bed is still going strong. Over four years of jumping, wrestling, multiple people sleeping on it, moving the bed from room to room --the bed is still in great shape.
Great toddler bed
Bought this bed for my 17 year olds room cause she wanted something small and compact. When I received this item the box was all torn to pieces and a couple of the pieces damaged. Repaired myself but I wouldnt buy this bed again. Its just not real sturdy. Definitely not made to last long.
Great bed!
I was worried about ordering this bed for my teenage son, as he weighs around 200lbs. My worries were in vain...this thing is sturdy! It did take some time to assemble, but Im not that handy did it myself in about 4hrs. (I watched tv while doing it, though!) It did arrive with a chipped corner on one of the front drawer panels, but a quick call to the company theyve assured me a replacement will be shipping out before the end of the week. Since the bed is going to work for my son, Im ordering the matching headboard today. I hope to get the dresser and night stand soon. Im not sure it would be furniture that Id expect to last a lifetime or anything, but hell be leaving for college in a couple of years and we just needed space saving ideas for the time being. This bed is well worth the price paid. By the way, my UPS man had no trouble carrying the box right up our walk porch right into our living room floor. I opened it there carried it piece by piece into the bedroom to assemble it.
A Deal for the Price
For under $140 I ordered this bed off and it arrived less than a week later. The UPS delivery left the box on my front porch and I had to unpack it there and bring it in pieces because it was so heavy. It took a couple of hours to put it together. It really wasnt too bad to put together. There were more directions than you would have gotten on pieces. The drawers are flimsy but I used glue to help put them together and glued in the drawer panel. I dont believe the drawers can be used for anything other than underwear and socks. The drawers only take about 1/2 of the space in the base, so there is some space behind the drawers to store stuff that dont need to be accessed regularly. The bed is cute and I do like it. We really needed something small for a small room. We only bought the platform portion to keep it compact and it really works. I found a similar bed at for about $50 more and beds on Craigslist were still over $100 for used beds. This is not a piece your kid will be handing down to the next generation but it should get through a few years without any problem.
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