This bed has an amazing quality. Its immediately apparent once you see the wood. Very solid- just as it should be. The color is beautiful as is, but I decided to stain and finish mine to match existing furniture. Ive never stained or finished wood so this was a first for me! I chose not to stain the mattress slats but stained everything else. (Twin XL)
For anyone wondering what I used for staining/finishing this bed:
- Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner
- Minwax red mahogany wood penetrating oil stain (one coat)
- Minwax fast drying polyurethane clear satin (3 coats)
- 220 and 320 sandpaper
Anyway I just love how beautiful this bed is, I love the natural wood grain that is present. It really shows off its quality. I really love how the stain brought out the natural wood grain as well. I will say FYI that most of the notches for the mattress slats are rough/kind of splintery on the edges (where the top side is/mattress sits). I just sanded them down slightly because I was worried about the mattress dragging across it, or my kiddo getting curious and running his fingers under the mattress one day.
Assembly was super easy. Very pleased. I ended up laying down anti-slip material on top of the slats but Im not sure if its necessary- I did it just in case. My kid loves his bed and I will be updating this to see how it holds up but so far it has been VERY solid and sturdy. No squeaking. We bought a 10 inch twin xl mattress here on (Coolvie 10 Inch Hybrid Mattress) just to clarify to anyone for mattress size/height reference on my photos.
This is truly a great bed! A quality product and I am so happy I decided to buy this bed for my kiddo!
Its been about three months now that my kiddo has had this, no problems with it at all. We did tighten the screws as suggested one month into using it. Still really solid and sturdy, no squeaking at all. We (parents) sit on it all the time too. We love it!
Edit 2- Six months later and we still love this bed. No issues and I highly recommend this bed!
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This bed has an amazing quality. Its immediately apparent once you see the wood. Very solid- just as it should be. The color is beautiful as is, but I decided to stain and finish mine to match existing furniture. Ive never stained or finished wood so this was a first for me! I chose not to stain the mattress slats but stained everything else. (Twin XL) For anyone wondering what I used for staining/finishing this bed: - Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner - Minwax red mahogany wood penetrating oil stain (one coat) - Minwax fast drying polyurethane clear satin (3 coats) - 220 and 320 sandpaper Anyway I just love how beautiful this bed is, I love the natural wood grain that is present. It really shows off its quality. I really love how the stain brought out the natural wood grain as well. I will say FYI that most of the notches for the mattress slats are rough/kind of splintery on the edges (where the top side is/mattress sits). I just sanded them down slightly because I was worried about the mattress dragging across it, or my kiddo getting curious and running his fingers under the mattress one day. Assembly was super easy. Very pleased. I ended up laying down anti-slip material on top of the slats but Im not sure if its necessary- I did it just in case. My kid loves his bed and I will be updating this to see how it holds up but so far it has been VERY solid and sturdy. No squeaking. We bought a 10 inch twin xl mattress here on (Coolvie 10 Inch Hybrid Mattress) just to clarify to anyone for mattress size/height reference on my photos. This is truly a great bed! A quality product and I am so happy I decided to buy this bed for my kiddo! Its been about three months now that my kiddo has had this, no problems with it at all. We did tighten the screws as suggested one month into using it. Still really solid and sturdy, no squeaking at all. We (parents) sit on it all the time too. We love it! Edit 2- Six months later and we still love this bed. No issues and I highly recommend this bed!