Id readily spend 100 more plus 30 shipping if they prebuilt the headboards, and slats on this bunk bed. It took me 4 hours to unpack and build the unit. I was able to build it by myself. The tolerances on some of the pocket holes for the barrel nut/bolt assemblies was not up to modern standards. I ended up drilling two of them out for better alignment and accidentally drilled through the one frame rail.
needs to hire an IKEA industrial designer or engineer to show them how knocked down furniture should be designed and assembled.
fell down by only shipping one box (box 1 of 2), then making me return that box so they could ship me the proper two boxes. The boxes weigh a ton, maybe thats why box 2 didnt show up the first time. did process my return and deliver the second bed box set in a rapid manner, and they picked up my return promptly / I just had to leave it on the front porch and be home when they picked it up. Not too much hassle.
The bed looks great. Its huge. I should have maybe gotten the twin instead of full, as the bed fills the room and the ceiling fan is really close to the upper bunk / I need a bigger house lol. Bed seems sturdy. Im happy with the bed, though still need to get mattresses for it.
I bought a Thuma bed for 2x the cost that took me 5 mins to put together and will be easy to move. This double decker bed will take a day to disassemble when I move but maybe Ill forget how hard it was to assemble by then.
I would do the following design changes (Im a designer btw, like for real):
1) connect all the slats like Thuma does with a fabric strap so we just lay them down and secure to bed
2) pre make the headboards in China or wherever its made and ship assembled
3) eliminate styrofoam packaging, IKEA doesnt need styrofoam
4) enlarge hole for USB cord, was a pain to thread the plug through
5) make the bed easier for disassembly, no way will lower or upper half fit thru door when we move
6) barrel nuts and bolts need better tolerance, look at how IKEA joins components and emulate them
Overall its a solid bed at a good price that we will likely enjoy/fits the bill. With some thoughtful improvements it could be a game changer.
Makes me want to design a better bunk bed. LOVE LOVE!!
Nice looking bed, brutal assembly process
Id readily spend 100 more plus 30 shipping if they prebuilt the headboards, and slats on this bunk bed. It took me 4 hours to unpack and build the unit. I was able to build it by myself. The tolerances on some of the pocket holes for the barrel nut/bolt assemblies was not up to modern standards. I ended up drilling two of them out for better alignment and accidentally drilled through the one frame rail. needs to hire an IKEA industrial designer or engineer to show them how knocked down furniture should be designed and assembled. fell down by only shipping one box (box 1 of 2), then making me return that box so they could ship me the proper two boxes. The boxes weigh a ton, maybe thats why box 2 didnt show up the first time. did process my return and deliver the second bed box set in a rapid manner, and they picked up my return promptly / I just had to leave it on the front porch and be home when they picked it up. Not too much hassle. The bed looks great. Its huge. I should have maybe gotten the twin instead of full, as the bed fills the room and the ceiling fan is really close to the upper bunk / I need a bigger house lol. Bed seems sturdy. Im happy with the bed, though still need to get mattresses for it. I bought a Thuma bed for 2x the cost that took me 5 mins to put together and will be easy to move. This double decker bed will take a day to disassemble when I move but maybe Ill forget how hard it was to assemble by then. I would do the following design changes (Im a designer btw, like for real): 1) connect all the slats like Thuma does with a fabric strap so we just lay them down and secure to bed 2) pre make the headboards in China or wherever its made and ship assembled 3) eliminate styrofoam packaging, IKEA doesnt need styrofoam 4) enlarge hole for USB cord, was a pain to thread the plug through 5) make the bed easier for disassembly, no way will lower or upper half fit thru door when we move 6) barrel nuts and bolts need better tolerance, look at how IKEA joins components and emulate them Overall its a solid bed at a good price that we will likely enjoy/fits the bill. With some thoughtful improvements it could be a game changer. Makes me want to design a better bunk bed. LOVE LOVE!!