This bed frame arrived in a long compact box. wasnt really the best packing, each piece was just kind of wrapped with foam and crammed in there.
The first thing that struck me was that the finish had not aired out enough, stain/polyurethane/lacquer or something. So it had a bit of a splotchy finish, and a really strong odor that took about 2 weeks to subside. The wood is mediocre quality, high density particle stuff.
It assembled fairly easily, a few extra screws than I wanted to deal with but hey thats why it is so sturdy. No squeaking or anything.
The mattress/bed slats were really splintery, and while there are holes in them there are none on the sides of the bed to screw them into. The slats are not sufficiently wide enough and barely reach the sides, so you have to drill the holes like 1/8 of an inch from the edge, meanwhile they advise not to drill too close or the wood will split away. I got it to work just barely by only screwing them in just enough. Then I sanded them down so they wouldnt be so splintery.
And only the 4 posts actually have any smooth edges, the rest of them are all rather sharp 90 degrees.
I had thought about returning it but it would have been too much hassle to disassemble and then have to wait again to gamble on a different product.
All those issues aside, it looks good, odor is gone, is sturdy, and squeak free. Hope to improve in the future
Sturdy Bed Frame
This bed frame arrived in a long compact box. wasnt really the best packing, each piece was just kind of wrapped with foam and crammed in there. The first thing that struck me was that the finish had not aired out enough, stain/polyurethane/lacquer or something. So it had a bit of a splotchy finish, and a really strong odor that took about 2 weeks to subside. The wood is mediocre quality, high density particle stuff. It assembled fairly easily, a few extra screws than I wanted to deal with but hey thats why it is so sturdy. No squeaking or anything. The mattress/bed slats were really splintery, and while there are holes in them there are none on the sides of the bed to screw them into. The slats are not sufficiently wide enough and barely reach the sides, so you have to drill the holes like 1/8 of an inch from the edge, meanwhile they advise not to drill too close or the wood will split away. I got it to work just barely by only screwing them in just enough. Then I sanded them down so they wouldnt be so splintery. And only the 4 posts actually have any smooth edges, the rest of them are all rather sharp 90 degrees. I had thought about returning it but it would have been too much hassle to disassemble and then have to wait again to gamble on a different product. All those issues aside, it looks good, odor is gone, is sturdy, and squeak free. Hope to improve in the future