South Shore Furniture, Basic Collection, Queen Platform Bed with Moulding 60", Black

The bed took about 2 hours to put together with 2 people. It came damaged (one of the boards that you lay the mattress on itself had a corner w/ particle board broken off), and there isn't really anything you can do about it. The molding around the bed didn't come with holes drilled into it, but it is soft so you have to force the screws into the molding itself, all the while from the bottom up (hardest part of putting it together). Some screws don't screw in tightly to the base boards. The molding is only held on by about 6 screws on the very edge of a board, and putting any force on it at all bends it/break it.

Overall, you get what you pay for. It is made from cheap particle board for the most part, with visible unpainted/uncovered bits at certain places. However it does its job and looks decent. Spend a few extra dollars and buy a platform bed from a local furniture store instead so you don't risk not being able to return damaged goods and can have a real look at it.

I like this Platform bed a lot. It took a while for me to put together, only because the instructions say 2 people are needed for assembly, but knowing how I am, I proceeded to do it by myself. So for those of you who are concerned about putting it together by yourself (women especially, since I'm a woman), it can be done. It's not necessarily hard, just time consuming (for one person) so make sure you have the time to put it together. I've been sleeping on it for about a month now. It really compliments the comfort of my mattress. I sleep great every night. It seems to be pretty sturdy too, so I'm not afraid that it might fall apart on me. There's a 5 year warranty on it--not long--but I'm in a transition right now, so 5 years is about right for me. I recommend to buy this bed if you're considering a nice, sleek, modern bed for a short period of time.

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So just a few quick points on this bed...

1. The box is VERY VERY HEAVY.. easily weighs 200 pounds and is 7 feet long and 2 feet wide so be prepaired for that.

2. This bed is NOT hard to assemble, I repeat it IS NOT HARD to assemble. You just need to take all the peices out of the box and lay them out on your floor and look at the instructions included. Make sure you are using the correct pieces before you start screwing everythign together and this is very easy to assemble. I did it by myself with a small screwdriver.

3. The bed is VERY Sturdy and seems like it will last for awhile. It looks good and had zero damage on any of it. I will say this tho, make sure you have a bed that fits the platform pretty close, the matress board is bare particle board and doesnt look too hot. i have the 12 inch memory foam mattress with a down comfortor and it looks like a $2000 floating bed. :)

Overall I give this a 4 out of 5 and recommend it to anyone looking for an easy cheap and very nice bed. :)

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I knew the box was going to heavy, however it didn't realize it was going to be that heavy. In order to get the frame inside the house I had to move it piece by piece. Set up was a pain as the parts are not labeled clearly. The instructions were confusing as well; they were mostly pictures with little to no explanation. I have built lots of things by myself, desks, dressers, bookshelves, and never had any trouble. With this frame I had to have 2 other people help me, and we still couldn't figure out how to put the molding on correctly. Since there is no molding on the frame the mattress now slides around. I also would have liked it if the manufactures had included someway to align the boards correctly, per-drilled holes or something along those lines. The wood it is made of is very cheap, and one of the boards was slightly warped. To be honest I am not impressed at all with this frame. However it will sever to keep my mattress off of the floor until I can find a frame I actually like.

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I purchased this bed from another online company. In less than a year, it was destroyed. I weigh about 120 lbs, so the bed wasn't ever stressed, however the composite wood splintered where the screws attached and had to be reassembled at least 6 times. Eventually, when a friend sat down too hard on the bed, the boards split in half. I wouldn't recommend this bed at all. I am currently shopping for a new platform bed.