I bought this to use with a standard/size Japanese tatami mat ( 3ft x 6ft, which is close to an American twin size except about 2 more narrow), and Im very pleased with it. Its sturdy, the slats appear to be solid bamboo planks, and its easy to assemble by one person with minimal mechanical/assembly skills. Its very solid and after the slats are installed it is a true platform / the slats and rails are level. The slats are an ingenious design, they are in two sections linked by the fuzzy side of a velcro strip, and the inner bedrails have the hooked side of the velcro. There are four dowels protruding from the inner rails that correspond with holes in the end slat of each of the two sections of slats / it would be hard to get slat spacing wrong, just put the end slat over the dowels, stretch out the linked rails and press them down so the velcro fastened. You arent going to have to worry about sliding bedslats on this bed.
I bought the finish, and they did a great job matching the stain to US color description expectations. The rest of my bedroom furniture in stained hardrock maple was made in the US around 50 years ago, and they and this bedframe are nearly a perfect match! Not so bad.
and Im very pleased with it
I bought this to use with a standard/size Japanese tatami mat ( 3ft x 6ft, which is close to an American twin size except about 2 more narrow), and Im very pleased with it. Its sturdy, the slats appear to be solid bamboo planks, and its easy to assemble by one person with minimal mechanical/assembly skills. Its very solid and after the slats are installed it is a true platform / the slats and rails are level. The slats are an ingenious design, they are in two sections linked by the fuzzy side of a velcro strip, and the inner bedrails have the hooked side of the velcro. There are four dowels protruding from the inner rails that correspond with holes in the end slat of each of the two sections of slats / it would be hard to get slat spacing wrong, just put the end slat over the dowels, stretch out the linked rails and press them down so the velcro fastened. You arent going to have to worry about sliding bedslats on this bed. I bought the finish, and they did a great job matching the stain to US color description expectations. The rest of my bedroom furniture in stained hardrock maple was made in the US around 50 years ago, and they and this bedframe are nearly a perfect match! Not so bad.