I got this because I wanted an MCM piece to replace a 5 year old bed. That said, my expectations were not particularly high. I assumed that anything in this price point would be of roughly the same sturdiness and build quality as a comparable piece.
That decidedly turned out not to be the case. The panels are sturdy around their structural points but lightweight everywhere else. There probably isnt cardboard inside the panels but it feels like it. products feel substantial compared to this, which is really saying something.
The screw taps are misaligned in some spots, meaning that you have to bend, wiggle and force the bolts into place to get their threads to engage. This does not bode well for taking the bed apart and re/assembling it elsewhere.
The worst aspect of this product is the plastic connection pieces used to bridge the wooden support slats together. I had mistakenly used end pieces in the center while assembling (my fault for not reading directions) and had to pull them back out to use on the ends where they were supposed to be. In doing so, I found that the plastic is so cheap that the connector pegs snap off when you detach them from the metal frame (see photo). The quality of these plastic pieces is probably one step above those cheap toy army men, which is to say that once this thing is assembled it is never coming back apart without destroying the connector pieces.
Anyone who bought this bed would not discover this until (probably years later) they attempted to disassemble it. Lo and behold/ the dumpsters on street where I live near a university were littered with these bed frames on moving day day for the students on August 1st.
Apart from that/ it is as stylish as depicted in the photos and not particularly hard to assemble. If you like the way it looks and are comfortable only getting a single use out of it, it may be worth it.
One/Time Use Only
I got this because I wanted an MCM piece to replace a 5 year old bed. That said, my expectations were not particularly high. I assumed that anything in this price point would be of roughly the same sturdiness and build quality as a comparable piece. That decidedly turned out not to be the case. The panels are sturdy around their structural points but lightweight everywhere else. There probably isnt cardboard inside the panels but it feels like it. products feel substantial compared to this, which is really saying something. The screw taps are misaligned in some spots, meaning that you have to bend, wiggle and force the bolts into place to get their threads to engage. This does not bode well for taking the bed apart and re/assembling it elsewhere. The worst aspect of this product is the plastic connection pieces used to bridge the wooden support slats together. I had mistakenly used end pieces in the center while assembling (my fault for not reading directions) and had to pull them back out to use on the ends where they were supposed to be. In doing so, I found that the plastic is so cheap that the connector pegs snap off when you detach them from the metal frame (see photo). The quality of these plastic pieces is probably one step above those cheap toy army men, which is to say that once this thing is assembled it is never coming back apart without destroying the connector pieces. Anyone who bought this bed would not discover this until (probably years later) they attempted to disassemble it. Lo and behold/ the dumpsters on street where I live near a university were littered with these bed frames on moving day day for the students on August 1st. Apart from that/ it is as stylish as depicted in the photos and not particularly hard to assemble. If you like the way it looks and are comfortable only getting a single use out of it, it may be worth it.