Id been searching furniture stores, and looking for a platform storage bed at a reasonable price. Lo and behold i came across this one, of course, with no reviews. Feeling a bit apprehensive, i searched for it without putting in white and found reviews for it in other colors. The reviews werent numerous or even great. There were a lot of complaints about it falling apart, hard to put together, etc. but i still ordered it. Im glad i did.
Putting the bed together is a bit time consuming if you dont own a hex drill bit, id advise purchasing a cheap one just for this job as it would probably cut down the time by 75%. I also suggest laying out all the pieces and hardware to make the job go quicker. The instructions were clear, the frame is sturdy once together. The only complaints i have is about the wooden slats that they give you to slide into the metal frame - they move way too much. In order to compensate for this, I made a trip to the local big box home store and purchases a sheet of 1/4 inch plywood and had them cut it down into three pieces and set that on top of the slats and using small nails to prevent any major moving. So far so good. The other issue is securing the drawer bottoms. It requires you to hammer a lot of little nails into a thin bottom. I did have quite a few nails never make it into the bottom, so i had to keep redoing it until it was correct.
Other than these two issues, everything else about the bed is great. The extra storage is perfect for what i want it for (socks, tshirts, sheets). If youre looking for a place to store bulky items, such as blankets, towels and anything really heavy, dont get this bed. If anything changes in a couple of months, ill update this....
Not as bad as other reviews made it out to be
Id been searching furniture stores, and looking for a platform storage bed at a reasonable price. Lo and behold i came across this one, of course, with no reviews. Feeling a bit apprehensive, i searched for it without putting in white and found reviews for it in other colors. The reviews werent numerous or even great. There were a lot of complaints about it falling apart, hard to put together, etc. but i still ordered it. Im glad i did. Putting the bed together is a bit time consuming if you dont own a hex drill bit, id advise purchasing a cheap one just for this job as it would probably cut down the time by 75%. I also suggest laying out all the pieces and hardware to make the job go quicker. The instructions were clear, the frame is sturdy once together. The only complaints i have is about the wooden slats that they give you to slide into the metal frame - they move way too much. In order to compensate for this, I made a trip to the local big box home store and purchases a sheet of 1/4 inch plywood and had them cut it down into three pieces and set that on top of the slats and using small nails to prevent any major moving. So far so good. The other issue is securing the drawer bottoms. It requires you to hammer a lot of little nails into a thin bottom. I did have quite a few nails never make it into the bottom, so i had to keep redoing it until it was correct. Other than these two issues, everything else about the bed is great. The extra storage is perfect for what i want it for (socks, tshirts, sheets). If youre looking for a place to store bulky items, such as blankets, towels and anything really heavy, dont get this bed. If anything changes in a couple of months, ill update this....