I will be honest that when my daughter initially decided she wanted this bed, I wasnt thrilled. It was from a company I had never heard of and some of the reviews were iffy (not to mention she was replacing something namebrand and in great condition with something slightly more fashionable). After getting the bed, I can honestly say its a great bed for the money and super easy to assemble.
The Pros for this bed:
/ It is lower to the ground than I expected. For me as an adult male, probably too low but for my pre/teen daughter it is the perfect height.
/ Sturdier than expected. Some of the reviews talked about how noisy the bed is and how flimsy it was but I could not disagree more. We have huskies that will run full speed onto anything and daughters who much to our chagrin will still bounce on beds / and this held up fine. I have even laid on it without real concern that to much movement could stress the bed.
/ The packaging / The box for this came utterly wrecked. I was pretty sure this was going to end in disaster with the bed showing up and my daughter being upset that it was damaged and couldnt be put together, but the box inside the box was fine. Even if it wasnt a thin layer of foam encased the parts and each metal component was individually wrapped. Maybe not exactly eco/friendly, but I dont know much furniture that is.
/ It was easy to assemble / The instructions are simply pictures, but they make it easier by numbering each step. If you can match sticker one to sticker one and put the right screw in the hole / you got this. Steps are 1/11. Each connector has a sticker. It even came with a ratcheting key to get everything secure.
Cons: (I am going to really nitpick here)
/ The bed is smaller than I expected. I know I gave that as a pro above but if I had ordered this for me, a nearly 6 foot 200lb man / I would have been extremely disappointed. If you are really limited on space or if you are a small stature person / this will be perfect. At a certain size, I would probably feel cramped but its probably been 20 plus years since I slept in a twin size bed willingly.
/ Blemishes on the metal / When I was still in the I hate this bed phase I quickly noticed several blemishes in the coating of the metal components. Putting this together it stood out to me as it was almost always near a connection point. That being said, now that its all together I couldnt readily point out something without getting an inch away and loo over it again. At no point did I think this part is trash and by the time I had an assembled product I was happy with it overall.
/ The space for the trundle is tiny. You really only have about 6 inches for a mattress, so anticipate on having to get something like a bunk bed sized twin for the pull out bed or a thin memory foam mattress. We knew this going into it, but if you are reading this far / you have been warned.
All in all / I like this bed. I would recommend it for mid/teens to below or those who like/require minimal designs. For the money it appears to be good quality and I wasnt disappointed at the end of the day when I fully expected to be.
Much better than I expected
I will be honest that when my daughter initially decided she wanted this bed, I wasnt thrilled. It was from a company I had never heard of and some of the reviews were iffy (not to mention she was replacing something namebrand and in great condition with something slightly more fashionable). After getting the bed, I can honestly say its a great bed for the money and super easy to assemble. The Pros for this bed: / It is lower to the ground than I expected. For me as an adult male, probably too low but for my pre/teen daughter it is the perfect height. / Sturdier than expected. Some of the reviews talked about how noisy the bed is and how flimsy it was but I could not disagree more. We have huskies that will run full speed onto anything and daughters who much to our chagrin will still bounce on beds / and this held up fine. I have even laid on it without real concern that to much movement could stress the bed. / The packaging / The box for this came utterly wrecked. I was pretty sure this was going to end in disaster with the bed showing up and my daughter being upset that it was damaged and couldnt be put together, but the box inside the box was fine. Even if it wasnt a thin layer of foam encased the parts and each metal component was individually wrapped. Maybe not exactly eco/friendly, but I dont know much furniture that is. / It was easy to assemble / The instructions are simply pictures, but they make it easier by numbering each step. If you can match sticker one to sticker one and put the right screw in the hole / you got this. Steps are 1/11. Each connector has a sticker. It even came with a ratcheting key to get everything secure. Cons: (I am going to really nitpick here) / The bed is smaller than I expected. I know I gave that as a pro above but if I had ordered this for me, a nearly 6 foot 200lb man / I would have been extremely disappointed. If you are really limited on space or if you are a small stature person / this will be perfect. At a certain size, I would probably feel cramped but its probably been 20 plus years since I slept in a twin size bed willingly. / Blemishes on the metal / When I was still in the I hate this bed phase I quickly noticed several blemishes in the coating of the metal components. Putting this together it stood out to me as it was almost always near a connection point. That being said, now that its all together I couldnt readily point out something without getting an inch away and loo over it again. At no point did I think this part is trash and by the time I had an assembled product I was happy with it overall. / The space for the trundle is tiny. You really only have about 6 inches for a mattress, so anticipate on having to get something like a bunk bed sized twin for the pull out bed or a thin memory foam mattress. We knew this going into it, but if you are reading this far / you have been warned. All in all / I like this bed. I would recommend it for mid/teens to below or those who like/require minimal designs. For the money it appears to be good quality and I wasnt disappointed at the end of the day when I fully expected to be.