Bed came boxed and packed pretty securely. Heavy beast of a thing, so be sure to have some help. I screwed up big time ordering this bed, which is designed for a box spring. Seriously, who uses box springs anymore? Anyway, after doing a mass buy of new beds for my 3 kids and a guest room, I was so focused on looks and reviews mentioning sturdiness that I overlooked that important part.
Realizing this AFTER I unboxed it, having built 2 other platform canopy beds and noticing no s/rods my heart sunk. Refusing to go out to buy box springs for her foam mattress, off to furniture/mattress stores I went for slats. No one carries them and I wasnt about to travel 50 miles to ikea for their drop in slats. Off to Home Depot I went, got twelve 53.8 boards cut and nylon rope to staple down each side to roll up the slats in the future. Done! Crap, they dont drop in cause theres no support along the frame to hold the slats.
Went back to Home Depot, because NO ONE gets everything they need for the project the first time. Found 72 flat bars I could use as lips and center support for the slats. Used Velcro in the underside to keep them in place and bam, now Im done. Now this bed, which was really sturdy and heavy, just got armored up as the slats gave this more rigidity and weight. Its actually now more solid than my other daughters canopy beds.
Would buy again, but will likely never have to. If I did, it would have to be a platform version this time.
Daughters Happy; Achievement Unlocked
Bed came boxed and packed pretty securely. Heavy beast of a thing, so be sure to have some help. I screwed up big time ordering this bed, which is designed for a box spring. Seriously, who uses box springs anymore? Anyway, after doing a mass buy of new beds for my 3 kids and a guest room, I was so focused on looks and reviews mentioning sturdiness that I overlooked that important part. Realizing this AFTER I unboxed it, having built 2 other platform canopy beds and noticing no s/rods my heart sunk. Refusing to go out to buy box springs for her foam mattress, off to furniture/mattress stores I went for slats. No one carries them and I wasnt about to travel 50 miles to ikea for their drop in slats. Off to Home Depot I went, got twelve 53.8 boards cut and nylon rope to staple down each side to roll up the slats in the future. Done! Crap, they dont drop in cause theres no support along the frame to hold the slats. Went back to Home Depot, because NO ONE gets everything they need for the project the first time. Found 72 flat bars I could use as lips and center support for the slats. Used Velcro in the underside to keep them in place and bam, now Im done. Now this bed, which was really sturdy and heavy, just got armored up as the slats gave this more rigidity and weight. Its actually now more solid than my other daughters canopy beds. Would buy again, but will likely never have to. If I did, it would have to be a platform version this time.