Really great bed. Very well manufactured, very clear instructions. It has a lot of pieces, and I was surprised how nicely all came together. I did not even have to do any adjustments of the drawers. Looks very nice too.
But a few things you may want to know:
- Once you set it up, the bed is hard to move. So if you plan to put it on a corner or on hardwood, keep this in mind. On carpet, it can be moved. But instructions clearly say not to lift the bed (and it is too heavy anyway)
- I was excited about the nightstands but they are way too flimsy for more than a few tiny items. But a handy person can easy improve it.
- I am pretty handy and it took 8 hours to install, with some help from my wife. Without a power tool (only with screwdriver), all those screws would take many more ours.
Some assembly advice, in case it helps: Despite excellent instructions, I made a few recoverable mistakes, ended up with a few (unseen) scratches and two unnecessary holes. Here are some tips:
- If you are confused, pay attention to all good sides of the wood looking at the same direction. If you see all white on top, but one white side down, think again.
- Dont assume everything is symmetric. Step 19, you have a C screw on one end, and 2 F screws on the other.
- There are two identical drawer side pieces,. and it is easy to get confused with where the nightstand should be. At step 21, wait before you lay the frame until you fix the slides with D wood screws.
- In step 40, setting the sides of the frame, all 4 sides are different. Pat attention ot the frames correct orientation on top with respect to the bottom.
- Step 46 and 48: This is where I scratched inside the frame. Make sure the T connection is as closely screwed to 35, so when you put it int the frame, T does not scratch the frame.
Great bed, but a few things you may want to know
Really great bed. Very well manufactured, very clear instructions. It has a lot of pieces, and I was surprised how nicely all came together. I did not even have to do any adjustments of the drawers. Looks very nice too. But a few things you may want to know: - Once you set it up, the bed is hard to move. So if you plan to put it on a corner or on hardwood, keep this in mind. On carpet, it can be moved. But instructions clearly say not to lift the bed (and it is too heavy anyway) - I was excited about the nightstands but they are way too flimsy for more than a few tiny items. But a handy person can easy improve it. - I am pretty handy and it took 8 hours to install, with some help from my wife. Without a power tool (only with screwdriver), all those screws would take many more ours. Some assembly advice, in case it helps: Despite excellent instructions, I made a few recoverable mistakes, ended up with a few (unseen) scratches and two unnecessary holes. Here are some tips: - If you are confused, pay attention to all good sides of the wood looking at the same direction. If you see all white on top, but one white side down, think again. - Dont assume everything is symmetric. Step 19, you have a C screw on one end, and 2 F screws on the other. - There are two identical drawer side pieces,. and it is easy to get confused with where the nightstand should be. At step 21, wait before you lay the frame until you fix the slides with D wood screws. - In step 40, setting the sides of the frame, all 4 sides are different. Pat attention ot the frames correct orientation on top with respect to the bottom. - Step 46 and 48: This is where I scratched inside the frame. Make sure the T connection is as closely screwed to 35, so when you put it int the frame, T does not scratch the frame.