I was concerned by the other reviews that the bed might smell, but planned to give it some time to off-gas in an unused room just in case. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the bed does not smell. (Other than the smell of pine wood which is to be expected). I am very sensitive to chemical odors and this bed doesn’t bother me at all!
Assembly was pretty straightforward. It took two adults about an hour and a half, but we are pretty good at reading instructions carefully. The bed is stable and solid and feels safe.
The wood is soft (it is pine) and will dent easily, but arrived undamaged and with all parts.
I did notice that some of the bed slats had been glued together and it is my experience with other furniture that sometimes that glue can smell for a few months. It might be that the slats are the culprit if you get a smellier bed. Fortunately slats are easy to come by, and some are whole piece (these are layered).
We took another reviewer’s advice and installed all slats on the top. With a thin child’s IKEA mattress of the bottom (sits on the floor) this leaves me plenty of headroom and I can sit comfortably on the bottom.
I do plan to add padding under the bunk around where the bar rests just in case.
Overall I am really pleased with this purchase. It exceeded my expectations.
Pleasantly surprised!
I was concerned by the other reviews that the bed might smell, but planned to give it some time to off-gas in an unused room just in case. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the bed does not smell. (Other than the smell of pine wood which is to be expected). I am very sensitive to chemical odors and this bed doesn’t bother me at all! Assembly was pretty straightforward. It took two adults about an hour and a half, but we are pretty good at reading instructions carefully. The bed is stable and solid and feels safe. The wood is soft (it is pine) and will dent easily, but arrived undamaged and with all parts. I did notice that some of the bed slats had been glued together and it is my experience with other furniture that sometimes that glue can smell for a few months. It might be that the slats are the culprit if you get a smellier bed. Fortunately slats are easy to come by, and some are whole piece (these are layered). We took another reviewer’s advice and installed all slats on the top. With a thin child’s IKEA mattress of the bottom (sits on the floor) this leaves me plenty of headroom and I can sit comfortably on the bottom. I do plan to add padding under the bunk around where the bar rests just in case. Overall I am really pleased with this purchase. It exceeded my expectations.