Ive edited this post to include photos of my bed fully-dressed. Im completely in love with her!! Ill likely purchase another to go in the guest room. Unprecedented quality. This is the first time in my life that I make my bed the moment I get out of it.
This bed is amazing!! While its true that there are many machine marks on the wood and some pieces are a bit chewed up, this is probably the sturdiest piece of furniture that I own!!
It was fun to finish, I used trans tint wood dye and polyurethane.
We put it together last night. Some of the dowels were a little misaligned, but we used a rubber mallet (with a couple of folded painters cloths folded, held over the frame to keep from scuffing the wood) which worked pretty well. All things considered, it was fairly easy to assemble for two adults. I couldnt do it myself bc Im only 53 and the headboard is basically as tall as me. I assembled the headboard myself but attaching the legs is easiest when the headboard is standing on its side. Im simply too short to have any kind of leverage in this position.
Once everything was assembled, we were both pretty impressed by the results.
We didnt know if the bed would be tall enough without a box spring. We bought a purple premier mattress which is plenty tall, I wish the headboard was a little taller, you can barely see it with the mattress in place.
I also purchased the rolling storage drawers. Im not sure if I will finish them to match, or if I will finish them in a contrasting color.
Pros: Sturdy, value for the money, fully customizable, easy to assemble, simple sleek lines.
Cons: machine marks and some small splits, heavy box (would be great if it shipped in 2 boxes), would have like more visible grain in the all the parts that are visible once assembled.
Bottom line: would (and probably will) purchase again, would recommend. Comfortable, and looks nice too.
They dont make furniture like this anymore!!!
Ive edited this post to include photos of my bed fully-dressed. Im completely in love with her!! Ill likely purchase another to go in the guest room. Unprecedented quality. This is the first time in my life that I make my bed the moment I get out of it. This bed is amazing!! While its true that there are many machine marks on the wood and some pieces are a bit chewed up, this is probably the sturdiest piece of furniture that I own!! It was fun to finish, I used trans tint wood dye and polyurethane. We put it together last night. Some of the dowels were a little misaligned, but we used a rubber mallet (with a couple of folded painters cloths folded, held over the frame to keep from scuffing the wood) which worked pretty well. All things considered, it was fairly easy to assemble for two adults. I couldnt do it myself bc Im only 53 and the headboard is basically as tall as me. I assembled the headboard myself but attaching the legs is easiest when the headboard is standing on its side. Im simply too short to have any kind of leverage in this position. Once everything was assembled, we were both pretty impressed by the results. We didnt know if the bed would be tall enough without a box spring. We bought a purple premier mattress which is plenty tall, I wish the headboard was a little taller, you can barely see it with the mattress in place. I also purchased the rolling storage drawers. Im not sure if I will finish them to match, or if I will finish them in a contrasting color. Pros: Sturdy, value for the money, fully customizable, easy to assemble, simple sleek lines. Cons: machine marks and some small splits, heavy box (would be great if it shipped in 2 boxes), would have like more visible grain in the all the parts that are visible once assembled. Bottom line: would (and probably will) purchase again, would recommend. Comfortable, and looks nice too.